Absolute home path written in .lmmsrc.xml
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Description
Just found that `.lmmsrc.xml` in my home directory contains references to the absolute path of my home directory.
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It's quite a trivial issue, but when a user is trying to move his/her home directory, this can be problematic, as the home directory is different to what is specified here,
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Research direction
Start by locating where LMMS writes and reads the .lmmsrc.xml paths entry, then reproduce the configuration with a home directory that has moved. Done means the configuration no longer depends on the old absolute home path and still resolves the required directories correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100