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macOS versions always generates ganttproject.log in user folder
Everytime I open GanttProject in macOS Catalina it generates the file "ganttproject.log" in my user folder. It would be great to prevent it. This is not the place for log files.
On the other hand, it is a place which surely exists, surely writable and relatively easy to find for an average macOS user. What's so terribly wrong with the log file in user's $HOME directory?
Maybe another solution could be to add a .ganttproject directory in $HOME and save there the two files that GanttProject generates right now (.ganttproject file - an XML file with options and settings - and the .ganttproject.log file)
Ironically, @EGDBE doesn't mind .ganttproject file being in the user folder. Is it because home folder is the right place for config files or just because it is hidden?
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If all apps did put its logs at home directory, it would become a jungle.
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One reasonable candidate to put the log is in the own app directory: "/Applications/GanttProject.app" because:
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An average user should know that right clicking the app icon and picking "Show Package Contents" will navegate through app container.
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Furthermore, this directory always will exists and the app will have the write/read perms guaranteed (own sandbox).
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@dbarashev no config or log files should be placed at home directory (regardless it's hidden or visible). As I said, the proper path is the own app container.
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the proper path is the own app container.
May I kindly ask you to provide any proofs of that?
From my side, I can tell that the proper path is ~/Library/Logs. Proofs:
- https://www.howtogeek.com/356942/how-to-view-the-system-log-on-a-mac/
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49145655/mac-os-x-where-app-can-create-a-log-file
For preferences, ~/Library/Preferences is the right place: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/410013/where-do-osx-applications-typically-store-user-configuration-data
I admit it might be better than just plain user home. Although ~/Library is hidden in the Finder and thus requires additional instructions for locating, it seems it can be viewed with Console app which is ok.