Re: gb.gtk somehow just erased ~/.cache and ~/.local/share ! (BIG BUG)

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2024 at 16:13, Benoît Minisini <
benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le 18/11/2024 à 17:04, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> > Yep that's right, gambas just wiped out my ~/cache and ~/.local/
> > sharefolders :-\
> >
> > Simply running a gbs3 command that checks for gui availability
> >
> > Like this one but using gtk...
> >
> > G="gtk3"; echo -e "Use \"gb.gui\"\nIf Args[1] = Env[\"GB_GUI\"] Then
> > Quit 0\nQuit 1\n" | env GB_GUI="gb.$G" gbs3 - gb.$G 2>/dev/null; echo $?
> >
> > That works fine, it returns 0 for no error
> > If i change G="gtk3" to G="gtk4" then that also works fine, it returns 1
> > as no gtk4.
> >
> > BUT THIS...
> > G="gtk"
> >
> > If i do that my ~/cache and ~/.local/share folders get wiped clean. :-\
> > You heard me , completely erased.
> >
> > I've lost a ton of settings.
> > and spent ages thinking it is was a fault in my GambasProcWatch program
> > that i have eventually tracked down to it actually happening because of
> > a line in a text sctript that's using gbs3 to check if gtk is availavle.
> >
> > Simply something like this...
> > G="gtk"; echo -e "Use \"gb.gui\"\nIf Args[1] = Env[\"GB_GUI\"] Then Quit
> > 0\nQuit 1\n" | env GB_GUI="gb.$G" gbs3 - gb.$G 2>/dev/null; echo $?
> >
> > (Do not try that at home kids unless you have backups)
> >
> > It works without problems trying qt4/qt5/qt6/qt7/gtk3
> > but with gtk has a MASSIVE PROBLEM. !!
> >
> > I'm going to chill out for a while
>
> I apologize, it's my fault. The cleanup routine was run whereas it
> should not be, with a null application id, and so it wiped out these
> folders. :-(
>
> Sorry again. I fixed that in the last commit.
>
> Note: you must have a USB disk plugged to your computer to save the most
> important part of your home folder daily.
>
> --
> Benoît Minisini.
>

Tout est pardonné mon ami

It could well have been my GambasProcWatch program that was doing it,
that's why i spent so long examining the code for errors and adding some
sanity checks.

Ultimately I'm kinda happy it wasn't me it was you ;)   hehe

Thanks for the quick fix :)
BruceS