Method ExtractUserPath

src/App/Application.cpp:3545–3616

}

void Application::ExtractUserPath()
{
    bool keepDeprecatedPaths = mConfig.contains("KeepDeprecatedPaths");

    // std paths
    mConfig["BinPath"] = mConfig["AppHomePath"] + "bin" + PATHSEP;
    mConfig["DocPath"] = mConfig["AppHomePath"] + "doc" + PATHSEP;

    // this is to support a portable version of FreeCAD
    auto paths = getCustomPaths();
    QString customHome = std::get<0>(paths);
    QString customData = std::get<1>(paths);
    QString customTemp = std::get<2>(paths);

    // get the system standard paths
    auto stdPaths = getStandardPaths();
    QString configHome = std::get<0>(stdPaths);
    QString dataHome = std::get<1>(stdPaths);
    QString cacheHome = std::get<2>(stdPaths);
    QString tempPath = std::get<3>(stdPaths);

    // User home path
    //
    QString homePath = findUserHomePath(customHome);
    mConfig["UserHomePath"] = homePath.toUtf8().data();

    // the old path name to save config and data files
    std::vector<std::string> subdirs;
    if (keepDeprecatedPaths) {
        configHome = homePath;
        dataHome = homePath;
        cacheHome = homePath;
        getOldDataLocation(mConfig, subdirs);
    }
    else {
        getSubDirectories(mConfig, subdirs);
    }

    // User data path
    //
    std::filesystem::path data = findPath(dataHome, customData, subdirs, true);
    mConfig["UserAppData"] = Base::FileInfo::pathToString(data) + PATHSEP;


    // User config path
    //
    std::filesystem::path config = findPath(configHome, customHome, subdirs, true);
    mConfig["UserConfigPath"] = Base::FileInfo::pathToString(config) + PATHSEP;


    // User cache path
    //
    std::vector<std::string> cachedirs = subdirs;
    cachedirs.emplace_back("Cache");
    std::filesystem::path cache = findPath(cacheHome, customTemp, cachedirs, true);
    mConfig["UserCachePath"] = Base::FileInfo::pathToString(cache) + PATHSEP;