relocate gnome files

[mchaires at comcast.net]

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_HOME}/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