[Bug 53412] New: Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

Bug ID: 53412
           Summary: Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new
                    prefix generation
           Product: Wine
           Version: 7.13
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Rough ideas how things should be:

1. don't check anything if the new command line argument is set to disable
detection of Wine prefixes
2. check .desktop files
3. check parent directory of known Wine prefixes
4. check root recursively with some exceptions
5. generate missing .desktop file(s)
6. remove unused .desktop file(s)
7. prompt user to select one Wine prefix within command line session if
multiple Wine prefixes are found

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

[e-mail] changed:

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           Keywords|                            |integration

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

Zeb Figura  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Zeb Figura  ---
I think the usual position has been that it's outside the scope of wine to
manage prefixes.

(In reply to abacadacaba from comment #0)
> - check .desktop files

What .desktop files?
> - check parent directory of known Wine prefixes
> - check root recursively with some exceptions

That sounds like a bad idea.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

--- Comment #2 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to Zeb Figura from comment #1)
> I think the usual position has been that it's outside the scope of wine to
> manage prefixes.

Fork Wine!
Fuck Wine!

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

Austin English  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED

--- Comment #3 from Austin English  ---
(In reply to abacadacaba from comment #2)
> (In reply to Zeb Figura from comment #1)
> > I think the usual position has been that it's outside the scope of wine to
> > manage prefixes.
>
> Fork Wine!
> Fuck Wine!

WONTFIX seems appropriate. Good luck with your fork.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to Zeb Figura from comment #1)
> I think the usual position has been that it's outside the scope of wine to
> manage prefixes.

Nonsense. Wine does this already.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

--- Comment #5 from [e-mail] ---
Wine does detect existing prefixes already but in a different way.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

--- Comment #6 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to Austin English from comment #3)
> WONTFIX seems appropriate. Good luck with your fork.

Good luck your "life".

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

--- Comment #7 from [e-mail] ---
Wine has 3 major forks already and they do better job than pathetic Wine.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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Gijs Vermeulen  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #8 from Gijs Vermeulen  ---
Closing.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

[e-mail] changed:

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         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |---
             Status|CLOSED                      |UNCONFIRMED

--- Comment #9 from [e-mail] ---
Closed by moron without proper fix or comment.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

Gijs Vermeulen  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED

--- Comment #10 from Gijs Vermeulen  ---
WONTFIX.

[Bug 53412] Wine should detect existing Wine prefixes before new prefix generation

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53412

Gijs Vermeulen  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #11 from Gijs Vermeulen  ---
Closing.