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[REQ] new INI-Setting toolsbasedir
Posted: 2007-10-17, 11:40 UTC
by icfu
More and more tools are using pluginst.inf file for autoinstalling. Although this usually means more comfort, it's not that great to allow them to pollute TC directory with dozens of directories (and even files).
So, I suggest a default directory "Tools" to be implemented in TC for applications and a new INI setting "toolsbasedir" as an equivalent to "pluginbasedir" to prevent chaos.
Edit:
It should be COMPLETELY forbidden to add ANY files to the tools base directory. Only one single directory (defaultdir setting) should be allowed.
Icfu
Posted: 2007-10-17, 11:47 UTC
by m^2
Support+++
Posted: 2007-10-17, 13:10 UTC
by Stitscher
Support++
Posted: 2007-10-17, 14:05 UTC
by petermad
Support+++
Posted: 2007-10-17, 16:37 UTC
by StickyNomad
Good idea indeed! Support.
Posted: 2007-10-17, 18:29 UTC
by norfie²
I don't care. I have no use for it.
Posted: 2007-10-22, 15:31 UTC
by Flint
Support!
Posted: 2007-10-22, 16:29 UTC
by sqa_wizard
Useful enhancement. Support!
type=tools ?
Posted: 2007-10-22, 16:31 UTC
by jaco
Support
I suppose this would mean you need another type in the file pluginst.inf too like
type=tools
Posted: 2007-10-22, 16:49 UTC
by icfu
I suppose this would mean you need another type in the file pluginst.inf too like type=tools
The current
type=prg should be enough.
Icfu
Posted: 2007-10-23, 20:17 UTC
by sqa_wizard
2icfu:
type=prg uses TC program-Dir as basedir
type=tools may use the "toolsbasedir" entry
Posted: 2007-10-23, 23:09 UTC
by icfu
I know that, thanks. As I said in my first posting:
I don't want to have archives allowed to dump their content into my TC directory, so personally I would prefer to nuke the present behaviour of type=prg and to replace the current target location (TC directory) with the new one (toolsbasedir).
Anyway, if there is a need to keep the present behaviour, I am not against it. Better an additional prg=tools entry than no change at all.
Icfu
Posted: 2007-10-24, 06:41 UTC
by m^2
icfu wrote:I don't want to have archives allowed to dump their content into my TC directory, so personally I would prefer to nuke the present behaviour of type=prg and to replace the current target location (TC directory) with the new one (toolsbasedir).
So do I. As it is now, I don't want any tool to use type=prg. It's just bloating a folder that should contain only the things I want it to. And moves the program out of my sight ( my main TC directory is %COMMANDER_PATH%\.. ).