On woensdag 23 augustus 2017 23:30:48 CEST Mike Alexander wrote: > > On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > > wrote: > > > > Linking has its drawbacks as well though. If I link the directory, the > > files and subdirectories will be essentially the same. However if the > > user misinterprets the message and removes file by file from > > $HOME/.gnucash instead of the directory link, the files are still lost. > > Hard linking of directories is not allowed by most systems so if you link > the directories it would have to be a soft link. This is good anyway since > it makes it more obvious that the linking has occured (if the user knows > how to look). I’m still not sure it’s a good idea for the reasons you > mention.
I've had a good night sleep and I today I agree gnucash should not take that initiative. We can make a copy and inform the user of the new location. However if the user wants to keep old and new locations in sync it's his/her responsibility to do so. The user can decide to set up links or to set the proper environment variables. Geert _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
