Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs

[goodmind]

See: http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Additional context

Additional requests

• Follow XDG Base Directory specification #1967
• Follow XDG Base Directory specification #1967 (comment)
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651 (comment)
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651 (comment)
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651 (comment)
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651 (comment)
• Use proper configuration files location on linux Arduino#7651 (comment)
• Comply with XDG Arduino#9188
• Comply with XDG Arduino#9188 (comment)
• Arduino IDE doesn't correctly use the home folder on Linux Arduino#10486
• Follow XDG Base Directory specification on Linux Arduino#11641
• [Linux] Arduino config files should be saved in .config folder Arduino#11784
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)
• Please follow the freedesktop base dir specs #1514 (comment)

[ffissore]

Can you briefly clarify what we are not doing and how we should do it?

[goodmind]

Hello,

Place user config directory of Arduino IDE (~/.arduino15) in folder that defined by $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or ~/.config (~/.config/arduino15)

[ffissore]

Thank for you suggestion. However, I'm closing this as wontfix. Many apps store their conf in folders other from .config. We won't change an old feature such as using ~/.arduino15, even if not compliant with freedesktop standards

[matthijskooijman]

I guess migrating to ~/.config might be useful at some point (perhaps also putting toolchains etc. in ~/.local/lib or so), but it's tricky to get the upgrade path right I'm afraid.

[goodmind]

But also many apps use ~/.config

[Abdillah]

@matthijskooijman Is it that hard?

[A6GibKm]

You can always set ~/.arduino15 as a fallback. No need to deprecate it.

[lhanson]

In $CURRENT_CENTURY there is very little justification for "nah, I dunno what this XDG business is but other random programs don't follow it so we won't either". The fact that ~/.arduino15 contains more than strictly configuration data makes it all the more troublesome. Given the number of thumbs-down votes on @ffissore 's closing the issue with no argument as to why users' preferences shouldn't be respected when there is zero technical downside to doing so, I get the impression I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Would the maintainers reconsider this position? I'd be happy to enter into a discussion if there is any uncertainty about the benefits this would provide to users and also possibly willing to contribute a patch as well.

@matthijskooijman :

I guess migrating to ~/.config might be useful at some point (perhaps also putting toolchains etc. in ~/.local/lib or so), but it's tricky to get the upgrade path right I'm afraid.

It really isn't. Countless applications have done so with seamless backwards compatibility for users expecting their files to be in the previous location. No user intervention, disruption, or even awareness is required, which is a distinct benefit written into XDG spec itself.

[lhanson]

And, look, @Perlovka has written a patch! arduino/Arduino#7651 (comment)