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bug #45652: Octave should *not* hardcode "~/.octaverc" file as the startupfiledir isn't

Submitter:  Hernawan Fa'iz Abdillah <abdillah>
Submitted:  Thu 30 Jul 2015 12:31:24 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Configuration and Build System Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Feature Request
Status:  Duplicate Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Hernawan Fa'iz Abdillah Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * 3.8.1 Operating System:  * GNU/Linux
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Thu 30 Jul 2015 11:10:32 AM UTC, comment #1: 

This is duplicate of bug #36477

Carnë Draug <carandraug>
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Thu 30 Jul 2015 12:31:24 AM UTC, original submission:  

# Background
Based on the latest dir spec, freedesktop stating that any config file reside in $HOME dir should be moved to new $XDG_CONFIG_DIR:

>  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME defines the base directory relative to which user specific configuration files should be stored. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, a default equal to $HOME/.config should be used.


# Problem
In contrast to Octave, it is hardcode it's rc file, which I found on
+ /usr/share/octave/3.8.2/m/path/pathdef.m
+ /usr/share/octave/3.8.2/m/path/savepath.m

I'm not yet search on the main code itself. Please anyone know where other harcoded path-to-rc-file reside.

# Expected
I propose octaverc file specified with OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT in configure.ac.

I can send ChangeSet, but first I should hear responses.
Thanks

Hernawan Fa'iz Abdillah <abdillah>

 

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    2015-07-30 mtmiller Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2015-07-30 carandraug StatusNone Duplicate
    2015-07-30 carandraug Dependencies- Depends on bugs #36477

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