[Bug 54282] New: Allow winecfg create a prefix without mime associations and no linked folders integration

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Bug ID: 54282
           Summary: Allow winecfg create a prefix without mime
                    associations and no linked folders integration
           Product: Wine
           Version: 8.0-rc3
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
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By default when creating a prefix, winecfg will try to enable mime files
association and folders integration which can then be disabled explicitly.

I prefer to create a prefix with specific Windows version out of the box,
passing /v win10 for example. But that creates a ton of .desktop and mime files
for associations. It becomes a chore when creating a prefix to clean them out
every time.

It would be neat to have some parameter for winecfg that will disable mime
files associations and desktop folders integration out of the box making
creating a neat prefix with one command doable.

Something like

WINEPREFIX='/.../foo' winecfg /v win10 /nomime /nofolders

[Bug 54282] Allow winecfg create a prefix without mime associations and no linked folders integration

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--- Comment #1 from Shmerl  ---
What I mean is not only disabling .desktop files (that comes along with mime
integration), but disabling symlinking folders like Documents and etc.

[Bug 54282] Allow winecfg create a prefix without mime associations and no linked folders integration

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--- Comment #2 from Rafał Mużyło  ---
1. IIRC, there's already a bug or two on this topic
2. winecfg is a non-factor here; the symlinks happen during shell32
_SHCreateSymbolicLink; desktop files IIRC are written by winemenubuilder during
prefix creation/update

Other than that, I agree with at least some of your points - wine's xdg
integration is (IMHO) more often than not a misfeature.

[Bug 54282] Allow winecfg create a prefix without mime associations and no linked folders integration

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Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Shmerl  ---
(In reply to Rafał Mużyło from comment #2)
> - winecfg is a non-factor here; the symlinks happen during shell32
>
> _SHCreateSymbolicLink; desktop files IIRC are written by winemenubuilder
> during prefix creation/update

Why I thought winecfg is relevant is becasue it's where you go to disable that
symlinking and mime association. So even if it happens before winecfg can take
control over things, may be it can just undo it and clean things up if such
parameters are passed, or something of the sort.

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--- Comment #4 from Shmerl  ---
I also tried a workaround with WINEDLLOVERRIDES='winmenubuilder.exe=d' when
running winecfg, but that doesn't work consistently.

Basically the goal would be making a first run for prefix creation with least
hassle when disabling all that in one command.

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--- Comment #5 from Shmerl  ---
Another alternative would be like this - disable mime association and
symlinking out of the box. I think it would be better to make them be enabled
explicitly only for those who need them.

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--- Comment #6 from Zeb Figura  ---
Disabling winemenubuilder should entirely prevent associations; if it doesn't
that's a bug.

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--- Comment #7 from Shmerl  ---
(In reply to Zeb Figura from comment #6)
> Disabling winemenubuilder should entirely prevent associations; if it
> doesn't that's a bug.

Yeah, it works in such fashion:

WINEDLLOVERRIDES='winmenubuilder.exe=d' WINEPREFIX=<prefix> winecfg

Then disable mime and folders, set version, press Apply.

WINEPREFIX=<prefix> winecfg

mime / desktop files still aren't created.

But it would still be good to be able with less manual steps in one command.

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--- Comment #8 from Shmerl  ---
OK, here is the scenario when something doesn't work:

First do:
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES='winmenubuilder.exe=d' WINEPREFIX=<prefix> winecfg /v
win10

Then do:
    WINEDLLOVERRIDES='winmenubuilder.exe=d' WINEPREFIX=<prefix> winecfg

Remove mime settings, folders, press OK.

.desktop files and mime are created in this case.

The first step is really redundant since it doesn't help automation much
anyway.

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--- Comment #9 from Zeb Figura  ---
The pasted command contains a misspelling; it's winem-, not winm-.

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--- Comment #10 from Shmerl  ---
Oh, good catch. That helped indeed.

But it still would be nice to be able to make it all in one go when creating a
prefix without jumping through a bunch of manual steps.