File location test

From Stellarium

Jump to: navigation, search

To whoever is able to build Stellarium on non-Linux platforms:

  • Please see if build works with respect to the locations of files (I moved code from elsewhere into StelFileMgr, but don't have access to non-linux machines to do a test build).
  • Report where files end up. It is not clear to me where this is on non-POISX systems, as the location is determined by a system call unfamiliar to me.


I would like to know the following for the user guide:

  1. Installation directory - the name of the directory where the nebulae, scripts, skycultures, landscapes etc. are installed.
  2. Location of config.ini (the version which is saved when clicking save in the config window, not the default_config.ini file)
  3. Location where screenshots get saved
  4. Location where recorded scripts get saved.

Please enter your results in this table:

SVN Revision Tested Platform Item Result
v-0.9.1Linuxinstall dir$PREFIX/share/stellarium/
v-0.9.1Linuxconfig.ini$HOME/.stellarium/config.ini
v-0.9.1Linuxscreenshots$HOME/
v-0.9.1Linuxrecorded scripts$HOME/.stellarium/scripts/
v-0.9.1Win XP Win 2000install dir(root-partition):\Program Files\Stellarium\
v-0.9.1Win XP Win 2000config.ini(root-partion):Documents and settings\(your settings folder)\stellarium\
v-0.9.1Win XP Win 2000screenshots(root-partition):\Documents and settings\(your settings)\Desktop\stellarium-xxx.bmp
v-0.9.1Win XP Win 2000Recorded scripts(root-partition):\Documents and settings\(your settings)\stellarium\scripts\recorded-xxx.sts
r2133OSXinstall dircan be anywhere, but typically /Applications
r2133OSXconfig.ini~/Library/Preferences/Stellarium/config.ini
r2133OSXscreenshots~/Desktop
r2133OSXrecorded scripts~/Library/Preferences/Stellarium/scripts
0.9.1Vistainstall dir(root-partition):\Program Files\Stellarium\
0.9.1Vistaconfig.ini(root-partition)\Users\(user name)\Appdata\Roaming\Stellarium
0.9.1Vistascreenshotserror msg: 'directory ~\desktop not writable' The attribute for this directory needs to be changed from read only to allow stellarium to write screenshot. This is best done by opening a command prompt in the (root drive)\users\(user name) and typing attrib -r desktop
0.9.1Vistarecorded scripts(root-partition)\Users\(user name)\Appdata\Roaming\Stellarium\scripts
v-0.9.1Windows ME & 98-2einstall dirStellarium is not availble under Qt4 for these systems Use version 0.8.2
v-0.9.1Windows ME & 98-2e config.iniStellarium is not availble under Qt4 for these systems Use version 0.8.2
v-0.9.1Windows ME & 98-2escreenshotsStellarium is not availble under Qt4 for these systems Use version 0.8.2
v-0.9.1Windows ME & 98-2erecorded ScriptsStellarium is not availble under Qt4 for these systems Use version 0.8.2
v-0.9.0Windows XP (zhTW Locale)install dir\Program Files\Stellarium
v-0.9.0Windows XP (zhTW Locale)config.ini(User Profile)\Stellarium\config.ini
v-0.9.0Windows XP (zhTW Locale)config.iniStellarium WILL UNABLE TO START if User Profile dir consists non-English names
v-0.9.0Windows XP (zhTW Locale)screenshotsERROR StelAppSdl::saveScreenShot: could not determine screenshot directory: NOTFOUND
v-0.9.0Windows XP (zhTW Locale)recorded scripts(Not tested)
v-0.10.2Windows XP (zhCN Locale)install dirc:\Program Files\Stellarium
v-0.10.2Windows XP (zhCN Locale)config.inic:\Program Files\Stellarium\config.ini
v-0.10.5Windows 7 (zhCN Locale)config.iniC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Stellarium\config.ini