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Update Duckstation config directory paths #65

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30 changes: 17 additions & 13 deletions emulator_utils/duckstation_manager.py
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Expand Up @@ -36,20 +36,24 @@ def get_duckstation_memcard_path() -> str | None:

elif system == "Linux":
user_home = os.path.expanduser("~")
# 1. Check Flatpak path first
flatpak_path = os.path.join(user_home, ".var", "app", "org.duckstation.DuckStation", "config", "duckstation", "memcards")
if os.path.isdir(flatpak_path):
memcard_path = flatpak_path
log.debug(f"Found DuckStation memcards via Flatpak path: {memcard_path}")
else:
log.debug(f"Flatpak path not found: {flatpak_path}")
# 2. Check standard XDG config path
xdg_config_path = os.path.join(user_home, ".config", "duckstation", "memcards")
if os.path.isdir(xdg_config_path):
memcard_path = xdg_config_path
log.debug(f"Found DuckStation memcards via XDG config path: {memcard_path}")
# Duckstation stores configs in either XDG_DATA_HOME or .local/share
xdg_data_home = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME") or os.path.join(user_home, ".local", "share")

candidate_paths = [
os.path.join(user_home, ".var", "app", "org.duckstation.DuckStation", "config", "duckstation", "memcards"),
os.path.join(xdg_data_home, "duckstation", "memcards"),
os.path.join(user_home, ".config", "duckstation", "memcards"),
]

for candidate_path in candidate_paths:
if os.path.isdir(candidate_path):
memcard_path = candidate_path
log.debug(f"Found DuckStation memcards via path: {memcard_path}")
break
else:
log.debug(f"XDG config path not found: {xdg_config_path}. No standard Linux path found.")
log.debug(f"Path not found: {candidate_path}")
else:
log.debug("No standard Linux DuckStation memcard path found.")

elif system == "Darwin": # macOS
user_home = os.path.expanduser("~")
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