"Cesar Romani" <cesar.romani_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Windows normally you don't have a HOME environment variable, but you
> have USERPROFILE, available in all versions of windows.
> The following patch take this into account:
>
> --------------------
> --- ./lib/netrc.c.org 2012-04-03 19:14:56 -0500
> +++ ./lib/netrc.c 2012-04-03 19:15:50 -0500
> @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
>
> if(!netrcfile) {
> home = curl_getenv("HOME"); /* portable environment reader */
> + if(!home)
> + home = curl_getenv("USERPROFILE");

Normally %USERPROFILE points to "x:\Documents and Settings\<user's name>".
While %HOME should point to the data-directory for <user's name>. I.e.
"%USERPROFILE\\ProgramData" or "%USERPROFILE\\Application Data" .
(I think the default is OS dependant; Win-XP / Win-Vista+. Not sure).

In my case (Win-XP) these are:
  USERPROFILE=f:\Documents and Settings\Gisle Vanem
  HOME=f:\Documents and Settings\Gisle Vanem\ProgramData

While %APPDATA should point to the *data-directory* of <user 's name>.

So, I think this patch is more correct:
 + if(!home)
 + home = curl_getenv("APPDATA");

Maybe more heuristics is needed? See:
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749104(v=ws.10).aspx

%USERPROFILE -> CSIDL_PROFILE and
%APPDATA -> CSIDL_APPDATA.

--gv

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Received on 2012-04-11