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Diffstat (limited to 'common/path.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | common/path.go | 22 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/common/path.go b/common/path.go index 8b3c7d14b..1253c424c 100644 --- a/common/path.go +++ b/common/path.go @@ -100,14 +100,24 @@ func DefaultAssetPath() string { } func DefaultDataDir() string { - usr, _ := user.Current() - if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" { - return filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, "Library", "Ethereum") - } else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" { - return filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, "AppData", "Roaming", "Ethereum") + // Try to place the data folder in the user's home dir + var home string + if usr, err := user.Current(); err == nil { + home = usr.HomeDir } else { - return filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ethereum") + home = os.Getenv("HOME") } + if home != "" { + if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" { + return filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Ethereum") + } else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" { + return filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Roaming", "Ethereum") + } else { + return filepath.Join(home, ".ethereum") + } + } + // As we cannot guess a stable location, return empty and handle later + return "" } func DefaultIpcPath() string { |