On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:04:38 +0100 Tom Verhoeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:38:54AM +0100, Mattias Gaertner wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:51:10 +0100 > > Tom Verhoeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On my Mac, they appear to be stored in several XML files located > > > in ~/.lazarus/ > > > > Yes. > > (There are some ideas to change this to a more mac like directory.) > > Where do they go under Windows and Linux? Linux, BSD, Solaris: $HOME/.lazarus Windows: depends on the installation. I'm not sure if GetAppConfigDir depends on windows version. Maybe Vincent can tell. You can see the config directory, when starting the IDE on the console. > > > If I find out, where would be an appropriate place to document > > > this in the wiki? It is something to put in IDE documentation, > > > but I had also hoped to find it under development documentation. > > > > IMO it should go to development documentation, because these files > > are almost only edited by the IDE itself. I never edited them myself > > manually. > > I would even say: If you need to edit/inspect them, then you found a > > bug. > > OK, I'll see if I can find some time to add the information. Thanks. > For the plain user, it is still useful to know where Lazarus stores > options and settings (e.g. for backup, permission issues). Internal > details should indeed go into developer documentation. Mattias _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
