Bug 404911 - Mysterious AstroRoot folder
Summary: Mysterious AstroRoot folder
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kstars
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 3.1.0
Platform: Other macOS
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jasem Mutlaq
URL:
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Reported: 2019-02-28 16:01 UTC by Jean-Claude
Modified: 2019-04-30 07:37 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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AstroRoot folder (80.16 KB, image/jpeg)
2019-02-28 16:01 UTC, Jean-Claude
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Description Jean-Claude 2019-02-28 16:01:25 UTC
Created attachment 118437 [details]
AstroRoot folder

SUMMARY
Open the last version KStars 3.1
A dialog pops up saying something about an astrometry config file (see attached)
I looked for the AstroRoot folder and could not find it

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT
This is probably a left over of Robert Lancaster .....

EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
MacOS: 10.14
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Jean-Claude 2019-03-01 05:50:41 UTC
The likely consequence is that the astrometry index file gets damaged and that astrometry always fails
Comment 2 Rob 2019-03-05 00:50:17 UTC
So this wasn't a bug, this was the intended behavior.  Basically when I build the software for the DMG, it creates the astrometry config file with the path on my computer.  In response to some complaints about this path being wrong in the last beta version, I added this dialog and stored the correct path so that it could be easily changed with one click.

But based on your comment here, and a discussion with Jasem, I guess that users would be confused by this dialog coming up every time they update the software.  So, instead, I came up with a way to automate the process.  In the next version, it will automatically update the path in the astrometry config file without needing user intervention.
Comment 3 Jean-Claude 2019-03-05 03:58:57 UTC
Thank you Rob for your endeavours developing such a lovely software !
I will wait for the next release.
In the new feature list of KStars 3.1.0, I saw that you developed a comprehensive script along with detailed documentation for building KStars with Craft on MacOS.
I would like to help (another way than donation) : so I had a look to https://github.com/rlancaste/kstars-on-osx-craft. But it is too complicate for me (although I programmed for many years in Pascal in another life).
Don't hesitate to contact me if I can help.
Best regards.
Comment 4 Jasem Mutlaq 2019-04-30 05:24:42 UTC
Can you check v3.2.1?
Comment 5 Jean-Claude 2019-04-30 05:54:07 UTC
No more problem with v. 3.2.1