CmdlineArgs: Move config directory to a user-accessible location on iOS #12688
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Currently, Mixxx uses the default config directory both on iOS and macOS, namely
On macOS this is a fine choice since the user can access the file system normally via Finder, on iOS, however, only
<sandbox home>/Documents
is accessible to the user, via the Files app. For Mixxx, making the config directory accessible to the user has a number of benefits, includingFor this reason, this PR proposes to move the default config directory, on iOS only, to
...thus letting the user browse this directory:
For more information about the iOS file system conventions, see https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html.