Install cathook data into a local directory

[JustTNE]

Currently, cathook stores it's configs and other files in /opt/cathook. Ideally we should store those files in a directory located in the cathook folder.

[BenCat07]

I disagree.

[BenCat07]

Due to catbots.

[JustTNE]

Nothing a symlink can't fix.

[BenCat07]

So, symlink and change permissions of your cathook folder to be writeable by everyone? What could go wrong

[JustTNE]

So, symlink and change permissions of your cathook folder to be writeable by everyone? What could go wrong

What's the difference between this and the current /opt/cathook/data directory?

[GenericException]

I can see why this would make some sense, keeping things consolidated in one spot in all, but I disagree.

1. Cathook is not designed to be used like portable software, so local storage in relative paths doesn't make sense.
2. Keeping a consistent location among all users makes accessing this information easier for everyone.
3. Catbots as Ben references should all be able to easily lookup this data. This kinda is an extension of point 2.
4. This is the correct usage of the opt folder

[JustTNE]

I can see why this would make some sense, keeping things consolidated in one spot in all, but I disagree.

1. Cathook is not designed to be used like portable software, so local storage in relative paths doesn't make sense.
2. Keeping a consistent location among all users makes accessing this information easier for everyone.
3. Catbots as Ben references should all be able to easily lookup this data. This kinda is an extension of point 2.
4. This is the correct usage of the opt folder

1. Who says that it isn't? Literally everything other than its data directory is completely portable.
2. Also makes it easier for vac to literally search for 1 folder. Bash: [ -d /opt/cathook ]
3. Catbots already do many symlinks. For example we symlink the entire steamapps directory of the user to /opt/steamapps and then symlink those to all catbots.
4. The opt directory is supposed to contain entire applications, not additional data for an otherwise self contained program.

I'm of the opinion that the portability and vac resistance vastly outweighs the disadvantages of a single symlink.

[GenericException]

1. Who says that it isn't? Literally everything other than its data directory is completely portable.
2. Also makes it easier for vac to literally search for 1 folder. Bash: [ -d /opt/cathook ]
3. Catbots already do many symlinks. For example we symlink the entire steamapps directory of the user to /opt/steamapps and then symlink those to all catbots.
4. The opt directory is supposed to contain entire applications, not additional data for an otherwise self contained program.

5. I'm of the opinion that the portability and vac resistance vastly outweighs the disadvantages of a single symlink.

1. Second thought, you're correct.
2. Fair, my train of thought is that it makes helping newer users easier since things are consistent. I don't have stats or anything, but I'd say it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that a fair number of people using cathook are very new to linux.
3. Fair
4. 🙃 ok
5. Fair, but why would anyone cheat on an account that matters to them?