Sublime settings aren't found on Linux (OpenSUSE)

This issue has been moved from Microsoft/vscode-sublime-importer/
Original author is @robsonsobral

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Hi!

I tested your extension today and... Nothing happens. Running 3.0, Build 3143 and VSCode 1.18.1.

Maybe is because my ST settings are on a symlink?

Am i doing something wrong?

Thank you!

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This is a reply from @auchenberg

@robsonsobral

1. Can you try to open the DevTools (About => Toggle DevTools) inside Code, go to the console
2. Run the "Import Sublime settings" command from the command pallette

Anything shown in the console?

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This is a reply from @Alvyre

Don't know why but on Linux (OpenSUSE), the sublime config path is not the same as the one requested..
So basically a quick fix would be to create a file in the requested path (/home//.local/share/Sublime Text 3/...).

May you should add a variable to define our own Sublime config file in the VSCode plug-in ?

Thanks for this, it's very useful 👍

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This is a reply from @auchenberg

@Arctic76 Aha, interesting. We should handle this. Do you know if this is a general convention in OpenSUSE to store settings in /home//.local/share/?

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This is a reply from @auchenberg

The library we use should support this convention, so something goes wrong. Can you paste the path that it tries to load from your system?

https://github.com/MrJohz/appdirectory/blob/master/lib/appdirectory.js#L21

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This is a reply from @robsonsobral

@auchenberg , thnk you for your attention!

I'm sorry about the delay.

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This is a reply from @robsonsobral

@auchenberg , actually I tested on Mac and Windows 10. Not Linux.

I'm sorry.

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Start by reproducing the “Import Sublime settings” command on Linux/OpenSUSE and inspect the DevTools console for the path it attempts to load. Read the appdirectory.js path-resolution logic linked in the discussion, then verify that the extension finds the Sublime settings in the reported /home//.local/share/Sublime Text 3/ location and imports them successfully.