config.xml resetting?

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wheals
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config.xml resetting?

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I'm not sure what exactly triggers it, but when I switch branches/make commits, my config.xml resets (or at least, the screen resolution option does). Is this intentional? Is there anything I can do to keep options around?
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Re: config.xml resetting?

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It checks to see if it's up to date by comparing what generated it to the hash, so if you've recompiled or similar then yeah, it'll die, not seen it go if you just switch branches though.

However, very recent change, Dilvish gave us Persistent Config, delete the bits you don't care about from your config, save it as persistent_config.xml and you're good forever, it's marvellous.
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Re: config.xml resetting?

#3 Post by Vezzra »

wheals wrote:I'm not sure what exactly triggers it, but when I switch branches/make commits, my config.xml resets (or at least, the screen resolution option does). Is this intentional?
Yes. Upon launch, FO compares the version string of the app to the one stored in config.xml, and if they are different, deletes config.xml to make sure there arent't any conflicts that might arise from using a potentially incompatible configuration.

As the version string contains the git hash of the commit it's based upon, and this hash changes every time you make a commit or switch a branch, what you observed is to be expected.
Is there anything I can do to keep options around?
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Re: config.xml resetting?

#4 Post by wheals »

Thanks for the help, I'll use persistent_config.xml!
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