http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33587
Bug #: 33587 Summary: Should Wine create symbolic links to ~ directories? Product: Wine Version: 1.5.30 Platform: Other OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P1 Component: wineserver AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: t.artem@mailcity.com Classification: Unclassified
Just a few days ago I _lost_ my entire ~/Desktop folder because I tried to erase my ~/.wine directory using a Windows application running under Wine.
Of course, I shouldn't have even tried that since most Windows applications don't know anything about symbolic links, so recursive delete is a recipe for disaster.
On the contrary rm -rf ~/.wine and other Unix utilities always work properly since they detect symbolic links and erase them without erasing the content of directories they link to.
I'm perfectly aware that Crossover Office is a commercial product and it's usually used by enterprise users who actually require a tight integration, but for usual Linux geeks this integration can be really devastating.
Please, consider the creation of the following symbolic links:
Desktop -> /home/username/Desktop My Documents -> /home/username My Music -> /home/username My Pictures -> /home/username My Videos -> /home/username
an optional feature which is _not_ enabled by default.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33587
Nikolay Sivov bunglehead@gmail.com changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|wineserver |-unknown Severity|critical |normal
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--- Comment #1 from Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com 2013-05-14 12:51:34 CDT --- FWIW, winetricks sandbox will do that for you.
This has come up before, pretty sure it was closed as WONTFIX, but I can't quickly find it.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33587
--- Comment #2 from Artem S. Tashkinov t.artem@mailcity.com 2013-05-14 23:53:38 CDT --- The best solution to this feature request would be to check for an environment variable, let's say,
SYMLINK2HOME=0
and not to create symbolic links in this case.
I can even try to write a patch for this use case, but I need to know if it's going to get merged. I don't want to waste my time if Alexander just says, "No, symlinks are a must. Period."
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33587
Alexandre Julliard julliard@winehq.org changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX
--- Comment #3 from Alexandre Julliard julliard@winehq.org 2013-05-15 02:21:04 CDT --- It's easy enough to edit the links with winecfg (or to write a script to do it if you want it automated). The default behavior is appropriate for most users.
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Frédéric Delanoy frederic.delanoy@gmail.com changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED
--- Comment #4 from Frédéric Delanoy frederic.delanoy@gmail.com 2013-05-24 07:13:26 CDT --- Closing WONTFIX bugs.
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Daniel Jelinski djelinski1@gmail.com changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |djelinski1@gmail.com
--- Comment #5 from Daniel Jelinski djelinski1@gmail.com 2013-08-18 13:38:50 CDT --- FWIW, +1 to lost ~/Desktop.
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--- Comment #6 from Artem S. Tashkinov t.artem@mailcity.com 2013-08-18 13:48:33 CDT --- I'm gonna write a patch for myself since Wine developers actively oppose this unquestionably sane make-feature-optional request. It seems like Alexander at al haven't lost any data due to this wonderful feature yet. ;-)
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