directories-rs
platformdirs
| directories-rs | platformdirs | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | |
| 693 | 492 | |
| 2.7% | 2.2% | |
| 4.0 | 8.1 | |
| 8 months ago | 8 days ago | |
| Rust | Python | |
| Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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directories-rs
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Rip – Rust crate to resolve and install Python packages
There are even libraries for that!
https://github.com/dirs-dev/directories-rs
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Use the XDG Base Directory Specification
At least for rust applications of your own, you can use the library https://github.com/dirs-dev/directories-rs to follow XDG on Linux as well as platform conventions on Mac and Windows.
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[ANN] Released `config-finder`, a crate to easily help your CLI app find all its config files
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to see this pop up about two weeks after there was no response to this reply on #47: Support for using ~/.config on Mac for command line apps on directories-rs:
- "directories" crate version 4.0.0 broken on MacOS
platformdirs
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GrandTourer – a CLI tool for easily launching applications on macOS
Also, I saw that you're trying to find the app locations yourself. You may wanna use this instead: https://github.com/platformdirs/platformdirs
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Use the XDG Base Directory Specification
Start with pythons “projectdirs”, which refuses to allow mac systems to use XDG or at least have that option.
https://github.com/platformdirs/platformdirs/issues/4
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Help with yt-dlp config setup (mac)
I did my own research on what XDG_CONFIG_HOME means within macOS when setting up yt-dlp for macOS 13 (Ventura) but I couldn't find a very definitive answer. I found a thread on GitHub where someone says "Apple does not follow the XDG spec, so at best what I've seen is people roughly mapping it..." and that goes down too deep a rabbit hole for me.
What are some alternatives?
dirs - a low-level library that provides config/cache/data paths, following the respective conventions on Linux, macOS and Windows
boxxy - boxxy puts bad Linux applications in a box with only their files.
rattler - Rust crates to work with the Conda ecosystem.
xdg-ninja - A shell script which checks your $HOME for unwanted files and directories.
dotfiles - Dotfiles
Cargo - The Rust package manager
config-finder-rust - Rust crate to easily find config files and directories for your CLI application
neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
cibuildwheel - 🎡 Build Python wheels for all the platforms with minimal configuration.
GrandTourer - Launch applications from the terminal on MacOS