Public writable directories on different platforms

[srksrk 68]

Hello,

so I am trying to create a file in a folder related to the game, and I am successful under Android and under Windows, and under some Linux installations. But I am having trouble under MacOS and some other Linux environments because config.gamedir seems to be write protected. Is there a general way to find a folder using Ren'py functions, methods, config or environment variables?

Under Windows, I have this:

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foldername = config.gamedir

Under Android, I can use this:

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if renpy.android and ("ANDROID_PUBLIC" in os.environ):
  foldername = os.environ["ANDROID_PUBLIC"] + "/game"

What can I use in the other cases?

Many thanks for your suggestions!

[zmook]

There is a comment that says the Mac and Linux save directories are

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## Macintosh: $HOME/Library/RenPy/<config.save_directory>
## Linux: $HOME/.renpy/<config.save_directory>

It looks like this is defined in the internal function in `<YourGameName>.py`:

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# Given a directory holding a Ren'Py game, this is expected to return
# the path to a directory that will hold save files.

def path_to_saves(gamedir, save_directory=None):

I haven't tested that to confirm, but I would assume that if you use this function to define your writable directory, you won't have to worry about what OS you're on.

[zmook]

In renpy/main.py, a config variable is defined for you:

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    # Find the save directory.
    if renpy.config.savedir is None:
        renpy.config.savedir = __main__.path_to_saves(renpy.config.gamedir)  # E1101 @UndefinedVariable

[srksrk 68]

Thanks, will try this out! But since I don't have a Mac, I cannot report back soon I fear...