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On January 3, 2011, Matthew Leverton wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Thomas Fjellstrom
>
> <tfjellstrom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Matthew Leverton <meffer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote: Oh, and I don't see any use for ALLEGRO_PROGRAM_PATH,
> >> considering there is ALLEGRO_EXENAME_PATH.
> >
> > There was only one to begin with. I think theres a usecase for both. One
> > is the dir the exe is in, the other is the full path to the exe
> > (including the exe name).
>
> I think PROGRAM_PATH probably became useful when SYSTEM_DATA_PATH
> changed from program files to the user data folder. I just question
> its current usefulness as a cross platform path, since it potentially
> is meaningless inside an app bundle.
>
> If there were something that represented the static program data
> (e.g., APP_DATA_PATH), then I think the program path becomes totally
> superfluous. You can easily chop the filename off of the EXE_PATH if
> you really want it.
>
> Regarding the patch, I would just do this:
>
> * rename ALLEGRO_PROGRAM_PATH to ALLEGRO_APP_DATA_PATH. Warn in
> documentation that it should be considered read-only.
> * on OS X, add an extra check to see if running from an app bundle. If
> so, return the bundled data folder location.
> * change the demos to all use ALLEGRO_APP_DATA_PATH
> * add more detailed documentation for all the path descriptions
>
> With the exception of the home folder (which could be addressed
> separately), I think all the other folder names are appropriately
> named (or good enough) and have a reasonable implementation.
Except IMO, SYSTEM_DATA should be ro, so I think that might want to change to
what PROGRAM_PATH is now, and APP_DATA becomes what what SYSTEM_DATA was
changed to be (some shared user folder). Or call it
SHARED_DATA/SHARED_USER_DATA.
That'd be a bit more consistent with the other platforms. Then the examples
would keep SYSTEM_DATA, and then check APP_DATA/SHARED_DATA as well.
$0.02
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