relocate gnome files

[Geert Janssens]

HOME is the correct variable to override.

I think backslashes are treated special and may have to be escaped. Can you 
try to use forward slashes instead of backward slashes ? That's counter 
Windows habits, but the GnuCash code originates from linux.

So try with 
HOME=C:/Program Files (x86)/gnuCash
instead of 
HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuCash

But I would not advise to use the GnuCash program directory to store user 
configuration data. In fact I'm not even sure Windows 7 will allow you to do 
so. It would be better to use the directory Microsoft has defined for this, 
like the %APPDATA% directory, like so:
HOME={APPDATA}/GnuCash

This will store all the relevant directories in 
C:\Users\<your username>\appdata\roaming\GnuCash

Hope that helps.

Geert

On maandag 27 juni 2011, mchaires at comcast.net wrote:
> My environment file is included below. I tried both HOME and GNC_HOME
> environment variables. I also tried it with Program Files (x86) in quotes.
> I'm on a Windows 7 machine and I can't find any trace files.
> 
> 
> 
> # environment
> #
> # This configuration file can be used to change/add environment variables
> # during GnuCash startup.
> #
> # It uses a very simple syntax for this:
> # <variable_name>=<variable_value>
> #
> # You can refer to existing environment variables in the new value by
> # enclosing it in {}, for example
> # NEW_VARIABLE={OLD_VARIABLE}_something
> #
> # When adding variables that hold a collection of directories (path
> variables), # always use ';' to separate the directories. GnuCash will
> replace these with # the proper separator for your operating system. For
> example:
> # PATH=/some/extra/path;{PATH}
> #
> # Finally, GnuCash exports a number of environment variables itself you can
> use # here as you see fit. They are read only. GnuCash will ignore any
> changes you # make to them. These variables are:
> # GNC_HOME the directory where GnuCash was installed. This is the base
> #          directory of all the other directories below
> # GNC_BIN  the directory where the GnuCash executable resides. This is
> #          equivalent to {GNUCASH_HOME}/bin
> # GNC_LIB  the directory where the GnuCash private libraries reside. This
> is #          equivalent to {GNUCASH_HOME}/lib/gnucash
> # GNC_DATA the directory where GnuCash specific additional data is stored,
> #          equivalent to {GNUCASH_HOME}/share/gnucash
> # GNC_CONF the directory where GnuCash configuration files are stored,
> #          equivalent to {GNUCASH_HOME}/etc/gnucash
> # SYS_LIB  the directory where the GnuCash public libraries reside. This is
> #          equivalent to {GNUCASH_HOME}/lib
> 
> [Variables]
> # PATH is used to find the finance::quote utility functions
> PATH={GNC_BIN};{PATH}
> 
> # Tell GnuCash where to look for GnuCash modules
> GNC_MODULE_PATH={GNC_LIB};{GNC_MODULE_PATH}
> 
> # Prevent embedded guile from issuing deprecation warnings
> GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED=no
> 
> # Tell Guile where to find GnuCash specific guile modules
> # GUILE_LIBS can be used to override the path to Guile's own modules
> # GUILE_LIBS=
> GUILE_LOAD_PATH={GNC_DATA}/guile-modules;{GNC_DATA}/scm;{GUILE_LIBS};{GNC_H
> OME}/share/guile/1.6;{GUILE_LOAD_PATH} # Clear SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH to
> prevent interference from other guile installations (like cygwin)
> SCHEME_LIBRARY_PATH=
> 
> 
> # Tell Guile where to find GnuCash specific shared libraries
> GNC_LIBRARY_PATH={SYS_LIB}
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH={GNC_LIBRARY_PATH};{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
> # The same, but for GnuCash on OS X
> DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH={GNC_LIBRARY_PATH};{DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}
> 
> # If you wish GnuCash to use a different language, uncomment the two
> parameters # below and set LANG to your preferred locale
> # LANG=nl_BE
> # LANGUAGE={LANG}
> GNC_DBD_DIR={GNC_HOME}/lib/dbd
> 
> HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuCash
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> 
> From: "Geert Janssens" <janssens-geert at telenet.be>
> To: mchaires at comcast.net, gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 3:22:06 PM
> Subject: Re: relocate gnome files
> 
> 
> 
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> On donderdag 23 juni 2011, mchaires at comcast.net wrote:
> > OK. I have been away from this for awhile and am now just getting back to
> > 
> > it, hence the delay.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I added a line to the environment file but that does not change the
> > 
> > behavior. I have since downloaded and installed v2.4.6 and even if you
> > 
> > manually remove these files from the Users directory, they will be
> > 
> > recreated when GnuCash launches. BTW, the environment file has comments
> > 
> > that suggest that the value of certain environment variables cannot be
> > 
> > changed, among them GNC_HOME. Is that what you meant when you quoted HOME
> > 
> > ... GNC_HOME? Is there another way to force GnuCash not to litter the
> > Uers
> > 
> > directory?
> 
> Can you post the contents of your current environment file ? Note that this
> file gets overwritten when you update GnuCash, so perhaps your change has
> been undone by accident ?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> And perhaps there is also a hint in the GnuCash trace file that explains
> why this didn't work. See
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Windows#Error_messages.2C_Trace_file to learn
> where you find the trace file.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Geert