Re: User's GNUstep directory

[David Chisnall]

On 18 Sep 2009, at 16:03, Philippe Roussel wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Currently I'm using the hardcoded path @"~/GNUstep/Library/ 
> SimpleAgenda"
> to save the local calendars users create in SimpleAgenda (if I  
> create a
> local agenda called 'private', it will be saved in the file
> ~/GNUstep/Library/SimpleAgenda/private).
>
> I am wondering if :
>
> - it's a good place to save user data

Yes, it's a good place.  Apple tends to favour putting things in  
Library/Application Support/{AppName} but Library/{AppName} is also  
fine.

> - if there's a better way (not harcoded) to get this directory,
> something like [NSApp libraryPath] ?

You want to call:

NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory,  
NSUserDomainMask, YES);

This should contain a one-entry NSArray instance containing (the tilde- 
expanded form of) ~/GNUstep/Library.  Then use - 
stringByAppendingPathComponent: to add the 'private' bit.

David