As I understand there are 3 ways to initialize the CLI config:
arduino-cli config init will initialize the config in ~/.arduino15/arduino-cli.yaml and use ~/.arduino15 as data store;
arduino-cli config init --dest-file cfg.yaml will initialize the config in cfg.yaml and use ~/.arduino15 as data store;
arduino-cli config init --dest-dir cfg will create a cfg folder, initialize the config in cfg/arduino-cli.yaml and STILL use ~/.arduino15 as data store.
The first way is the generic default.
The second is a variant that allows you to have a different CLI config but share the package repos.
The third works exactly like the second but creates an (otherwise unused) directory. I was really surprised by this as I thought it would initialize a fully separate CLI environment. That is really useful for CI/testing purposes.
What is the use case of the config init --dest-dir option? Can this be edited to automatically point directories.data and directories.download to the specified folder?
Describe the current behavior
Currently to achieve a separate environment, the config has to be initialized and then the directories have to be manually set via arduino-cli config set commands.
Describe the request
As I understand there are 3 ways to initialize the CLI config:
arduino-cli config initwill initialize the config in~/.arduino15/arduino-cli.yamland use~/.arduino15as data store;arduino-cli config init --dest-file cfg.yamlwill initialize the config incfg.yamland use~/.arduino15as data store;arduino-cli config init --dest-dir cfgwill create acfgfolder, initialize the config incfg/arduino-cli.yamland STILL use~/.arduino15as data store.The first way is the generic default. The second is a variant that allows you to have a different CLI config but share the package repos. The third works exactly like the second but creates an (otherwise unused) directory. I was really surprised by this as I thought it would initialize a fully separate CLI environment. That is really useful for CI/testing purposes.
What is the use case of the
config init --dest-diroption? Can this be edited to automatically pointdirectories.dataanddirectories.downloadto the specified folder?Describe the current behavior
Currently to achieve a separate environment, the config has to be initialized and then the directories have to be manually set via
arduino-cli config setcommands.Arduino CLI version
0.35.2
Operating system
Linux
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