Problem overriding base-dir via ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir on macOS

-fun- · 17 November 2021, 11:54

Hi everyone!

I'm new with the FS-UAE on a Mac. I currently have the launcher 3.1.30 installed. It's going wonderfully. First of all thanks for the great software!

I have a minor issue: The launcher created two directories for me: ~/FS-UAE and ~/Documents/FS-UAE. Most of the files are in the first directory, where I also put my Kickstart ROMs and ADFs. The launcher writes logs in the second directory, but nothing else is there. It saves configurations in the first directory.

I don't really care where everything is, but I would prefer I only have one of these directories. How do I do that?

I wouldn't be aware that I would have configured anything on the directories myself ...

In the settings there is "Directories", it is empty.

There are three entries under "File Database": /Users/fu/FS-UAE /Users/fu/FS-UAE/Configurations and /Users/fu/FS-UAE/Kickstarts. I clicked "Reset to defaults" here, but that doesn't change anything.

I tried to configure a directory in ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir (~/FS-UAE), but the launcher did not start at all. It probably doesn't work for me the way it says in the documentary. So I deleted that again.

Galahad/FLT · 17 November 2021, 11:59

Dude, clue is in the name of this forum.

ENGLISH Amiga Board, you will need to rewrite your post.

chip · 17 November 2021, 12:07

Interesting thread !

FrodeSolheim · 17 November 2021, 15:31

FS-UAE and the Launcher does support overrides in ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir, but:

- Using ~/ was not supported
- The directory had to exist, or the Launcher would not start

So it should have worked with full path to an existing directory.

I've made available an update: 3.1.44 (https://fs-uae.net/download#macosx) - with the following changes:

- Using the ~/ prefix is also supported now
- The directory will be created if necessary

Remember to write in English next time

(The Launcher/FS-UAE shouldn't create both directories. I'll have to look further into that)

-fun- · 17 November 2021, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Dude, clue is in the name of this forum.

ENGLISH Amiga Board, you will need to rewrite your post.

You know, I actually did read quite a while here before joining. No clue how this happened.

-fun- · 17 November 2021, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrodeSolheim

So it should have worked with full path to an existing directory.

It does, thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrodeSolheim

Remember to write in English next time

No problem, tysen takk for translating.

FrodeSolheim · 17 November 2021, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by -fun-

It does, thank you!

No problem, tysen takk for translating.

Almost

- it's tusen takk

-fun- · 18 November 2021, 07:24

Ah of course.

I never _wrote_ Norwegian, and after a very long time there isn't much left of it anyway.

17 November 2021, 11:54	#1
-fun- Registered User Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Stuttgart metropolitan area / Germany Posts: 11	Problem overriding base-dir via ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir on macOS Hi everyone! I'm new with the FS-UAE on a Mac. I currently have the launcher 3.1.30 installed. It's going wonderfully. First of all thanks for the great software! I have a minor issue: The launcher created two directories for me: ~/FS-UAE and ~/Documents/FS-UAE. Most of the files are in the first directory, where I also put my Kickstart ROMs and ADFs. The launcher writes logs in the second directory, but nothing else is there. It saves configurations in the first directory. I don't really care where everything is, but I would prefer I only have one of these directories. How do I do that? I wouldn't be aware that I would have configured anything on the directories myself ... In the settings there is "Directories", it is empty. There are three entries under "File Database": /Users/fu/FS-UAE /Users/fu/FS-UAE/Configurations and /Users/fu/FS-UAE/Kickstarts. I clicked "Reset to defaults" here, but that doesn't change anything. I tried to configure a directory in ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir (~/FS-UAE), but the launcher did not start at all. It probably doesn't work for me the way it says in the documentary. So I deleted that again. Last edited by -fun-; 17 November 2021 at 20:11. Reason: Deleted German text, fixed issues with automatic translation

17 November 2021, 11:59	#2
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Dude, clue is in the name of this forum. ENGLISH Amiga Board, you will need to rewrite your post.

17 November 2021, 12:07	#3
chip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Italy Age: 49 Posts: 2,942	Interesting thread !

17 November 2021, 15:31	#4
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 43 Posts: 4,043	FS-UAE and the Launcher does support overrides in ~/Library/Preferences/fs-uae/base-dir, but: - Using ~/ was not supported - The directory had to exist, or the Launcher would not start So it should have worked with full path to an existing directory. I've made available an update: 3.1.44 (https://fs-uae.net/download#macosx) - with the following changes: - Using the ~/ prefix is also supported now - The directory will be created if necessary Remember to write in English next time (The Launcher/FS-UAE shouldn't create both directories. I'll have to look further into that)

18 November 2021, 07:24	#8
-fun- Registered User Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Stuttgart metropolitan area / Germany Posts: 11	Ah of course. I never _wrote_ Norwegian, and after a very long time there isn't much left of it anyway.

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