[Lazarus] Where does Lazarus store/look for global settings/options?

[John vd Waeter]

> Windows: depends on the installation. I'm not sure if GetAppConfigDir
> depends on windows version. Maybe Vincent can tell.
> 

On winxp I found them under:

C:\Documents and Settings\John\Local Settings\Application Data\lazarus

Note that "local Settings" is a hidden dir, usually.

kind regards,
John



> You can see the config directory, when starting the IDE on the console.
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> 
>>>>If I find out, where would be an appropriate place to document
>>>>this in the wiki?  It is something to put in IDE documentation,
>>>>but I had also hoped to find it under development documentation.
>>>
>>>IMO it should go to development documentation, because these files
>>>are almost only edited by the IDE itself. I never edited them myself
>>>manually.
>>>I would even say: If you need to edit/inspect them, then you found a
>>>bug.
>>
>>OK, I'll see if I can find some time to add the information.
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> Thanks.
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>>For the plain user, it is still useful to know where Lazarus stores
>>options and settings (e.g. for backup, permission issues).  Internal
>>details should indeed go into developer documentation.
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