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This is a rant. Read it. Feel free to reverse it. But only do so if you want your software controlling you and your hardware environment.
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<code>$FG_HOME</code> should not be confused with <code>[[$FG_ROOT]]</code>, which is generally read-only. | <code>$FG_HOME</code> should not be confused with <code>[[$FG_ROOT]]</code>, which is generally read-only. | ||
<code>$FG_HOME</code> is normally used to refer to the operating system specific location for some settings/folders. Its default value is determined by the <code>fgfs</code> binary during startup and is a directory that varies with the operating system supported by FG (Windows, OS X and Linux). ''It is [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/34995089/ highly recommended] to rely on the default value (i.e., not setting <code>$FG_HOME</code> yourself in any way), unless you Really Know What You Are Doing™.'' | <code>$FG_HOME</code> is normally used to refer to the operating system specific location for some settings/folders. Its default value is determined by the <code>fgfs</code> binary during startup and is a directory that varies with the operating system supported by FG (Windows, OS X and Linux). ''It is [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/34995089/ highly recommended] to rely on the default value (i.e., not setting <code>$FG_HOME</code> yourself in any way), unless you Really Know What You Are Doing™.'' '''''Why is that?! What if one does not want fgfs to glut their $HOME folder with a massive amount of data (13G ~/.fgfs/TextureCache/)? Why is it so difficult to select another location? Why do developers think hiding the internals of a programme from the user is a good thing? This project claimed to be a simulator. Now it is a mere game. The qt launcher looks like an app. We do not want apps, we liked fgrun. Even specifiying --prop:sim/fg-home=$some_path does not prevent fgfs from clogging the $HOME folder.''''' | ||
Very advanced users (i.e. power users and developers) who wish to run parallel installs of FlightGear can specify a different <code>$FG_HOME</code> for each install as described below. | Very advanced users (i.e. power users and developers) who wish to run parallel installs of FlightGear can specify a different <code>$FG_HOME</code> for each install as described below. | ||