practicalli

James Pratt 2022-12-09T11:06:35.967929Z

I wonder if I set my XDG_HOME env var to .config as suggested https://github.com/practicalli/clojure-deps-edn#install-practicalli-clojure-deps-edn if that will affect where other programs on my Mac will look for config files??

Chip 2024-11-08T20:37:45.829719Z

I'm getting 404 on https://practical.li/blog/posts/adopt-FreeDesktop.org-XDG-standard-for-configuration-files/ For a new Clojure developer, how important is XDG adherence? I'm on Ubuntu 24 if it matters

practicalli-johnny 2022-12-09T11:41:17.930749Z

I assume setting XDG_CONFIG_HOME will have an effect on any program that look for that environment variable. Not all applications do. The worse case is that a new configuration file is created for a program in .config/ If there is an existing program config n the $HOME directory, it will still be there. It will be down to an individual program as to if it also checks $HOME first, before creating something in XDG_CONFIG_HOME

practicalli-johnny 2022-12-09T11:42:11.301969Z

https://practical.li/blog/posts/adopt-FreeDesktop.org-XDG-standard-for-configuration-files/ shows the experiences I had moving to the XDG standard, which has been very positive in my view