[En-Nut-Discussion] qnutconf path mysteries

[Ole Reinhardt]

Hi Harald,

> > Next: Click on "open file" to open your .conf file
> > 
> > If you have not yet done the following step, (q)nutconf should now ask
> > you what your working directory shall be. Locate
> > now ../../../ethernut/...
> > 
> > Next nutconf will save this path _in your .conf file_ and will proceed
> > as normal.
> 
> Which .conf file?

For example th one of EIR 1.0C :)

> Sorry, now I'm completely confused. I'll try to use my own words for
> something, which you probably didn't mean, but what I understood:
> 
> 1. I want to use EIR 1.0C with Nut/OS 4.9

Ok.

> 2. I'll start the Configurator from anywhere and then painfully have to
> locate the 4.9 tree and walk down to nut/conf and select eir10c.conf.

Yes, not very convenient for the first time, but only needed once. But
you could also have your special own local copy of the eir10c.conf in
any path you like. For example on your desktop.

> 3. I'll do the settings and the Configurator will store everything in
> eir10c.conf.

Yes. But also the path where your NutOS is located. Save you eir10c.conf
wherever you like. For example in your project folder or on your
desktop.

> 4. Next time I start the Configurator and again I need to locate the
> eir10c.conf, walking through all these directories.

No... You saved it in you favorite place. Perhaps (q)nutconf has a list
of "Recently used" conf files?

> 5. Now I want to change to 4.8. Same procedure and all settings need to
> be updated.

Perhaps... But I would just save another copy of the file. Call it
eir10c-4.8.conf for example, and just change the NutOS tree.

> 6. After applying a 4.9 fix to eir10c.conf, all settings are lost and
> need to be entered again.

Ok, but they are lost with the current solution too, right?

> 7. Now I'll upgrade from 4.8.5 to 4.8.6 and again...
> 
> To me this doesn't look like an improvement compared to what we have
> now. ;-)

It's just an idea. Perhaps an additional feature that one could but does
not have to use.

Today I always have to update my setting if I called NutOS from any
other directory (version) and used the same config file again. Not much
better.

In short words:

I would like a solution that is 

a) independent of the NutOS path
b) can handle different NutOS trees even if they will be moved some time
c) can handle different project configurations (e.g. eir10c.conf)
d) these config files does not neet to be located in the nut/conf tree

And saving everything that the configurator needs to know in just one
file was my first intention.

Bye,

Ole

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