Add XDG Base Dir support

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#14 Add XDG Base Dir support

Milestone: 1.3

Status: done

Owner: Oswald Buddenhagen

Labels: XDG (1) .config (1)

Implemented In: 1.5

Priority: 7

Updated: 2022-07-09

Created: 2020-04-02

Creator: Yunus Kahveci

Private: No

I think it would be a good idea to implement the XDG Base Directory Specifications for mbsync and put the .mbsyncrc in ~/.config/isync/mbsyncrc
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
It doesnt have to be standard, but I think it should rather be the preferred option for a configuration file, so mbsync first looks for it in .config and if its not found in the home directory.

Discussion

Oswald Buddenhagen - 2020-04-25

status: requested --> open
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Oswald Buddenhagen - 2020-04-25

~/.local/share/mbsync when SyncState * is not used would be also relevant.

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Journeyman - 2020-10-04

Upvoting this feature request

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Oswald Buddenhagen - 2022-06-20

status: open --> done

assigned_to: Oswald Buddenhagen

Implemented In: unknown --> 1.5
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Oswald Buddenhagen - 2022-06-20

done in commit cf13630a0.

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Yunus Kahveci - 2022-06-20

Thanks for implementing this and helping to unclutter our home directories!

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Kevin Duff - 2022-07-08

Were the XDG Base Directory Specifications also followed for the .mbsync/ folder? Noticed on the Arch Wiki page that there are instructions for moving .mbsyncrc to ~/.config/isync but nothing about the .mbsync/ folder. Is it possible to move this folder to ~./local/share/mbsync? I've tried but it doesn't appear to work on my system. Sorry if I'm missing something related to this but couldn't find anything.

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- Oswald Buddenhagen - 2022-07-09
  
  Sorry if I'm missing something related to this but couldn't find anything.
  
  presumably, you didn't pay attention to the version?
  the manual clearly states the new default locations (though i noticed that mentioning the defaults of the XDG variables would be helpful, too - done now).
  
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