Inconsistent use of trailing slashes in directory paths in retroarch.cfg

[davidhedlund]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
• I have searched the existing issues

Description

Appimage 1.22.2

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -vE 'true|false|""|"default"|.lpl"$'

Directory paths with trailing slash (/")

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -E '".*/"$'

assets_directory = "/usr/share/libretro/assets/"
audio_filter_dir = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/retroarch/filters/audio/"
libretro_directory = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libretro/"
libretro_info_path = "/usr/share/libretro/info/"
rgui_browser_directory = "~/"
rgui_config_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/config/"
video_filter_dir = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/retroarch/filters/video/"

Directory paths without trailing slash

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -vE 'true|false|""|"default"|/"|.lpl"$'

cache_directory = "/tmp"
cheat_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/cheats"
content_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/database/rdb"
core_assets_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/downloads"
input_remapping_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/config/remaps"
joypad_autoconfig_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/autoconfig"
log_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/logs"
osk_overlay_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/overlays/keyboards"
overlay_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/overlays"
playlist_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/playlists"
recording_config_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/records_config"
recording_output_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/records"
savefile_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/saves"
savestate_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/states"
screenshot_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/screenshots"
system_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/system"
thumbnails_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/thumbnails"
video_shader_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/shaders"

Flatpak 1.22.2

Directory paths with trailing slash (/")

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -E '".*/"$'

assets_directory = "/app/share/libretro/assets/"

Directory paths without trailing slash

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -vE 'true|false|""|"default"|/"|.lpl"$'

audio_filter_dir = "/app/lib/retroarch/filters/audio"
cheat_database_path = "/app/share/libretro/database/cht"
content_database_path = "/app/share/libretro/database/rdb"
core_assets_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/downloads"
cursor_directory = "/app/share/libretro/database/cursors"
input_remapping_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/config/remaps"
joypad_autoconfig_dir = "/app/share/libretro/autoconfig"
libretro_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/cores"
libretro_info_path = "/app/share/libretro/info"
log_dir = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/logs"
osk_overlay_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/overlays/keyboards"
overlay_directory = "/app/share/libretro/overlays"
playlist_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/playlists"
recording_config_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/records_config"
recording_output_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/records"
rgui_config_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/config"
savefile_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/saves"
savestate_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/states"
screenshot_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/screenshots"
system_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/system"
thumbnails_directory = "~/.var/app/org.libretro.RetroArch/config/retroarch/thumbnails"
video_filter_dir = "/app/lib/retroarch/filters/video"
video_shader_dir = "/app/share/libretro/shaders"

Android, AARch64 1.22.2

Directory paths with trailing slash (/")

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -E '".*/"$'

libretro_directory = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/cores/"

Directory paths without trailing slash

grep -E '_dir =|_directory =|_path =' "retroarch.cfg" | sort | grep -vE 'true|false|""|"default"|.lpl|.apk"$'

assets_directory = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/assets"
audio_filter_dir = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/filters/audio"
bundle_assets_dst_path = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64"
cache_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/temp"
cheat_database_path = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/cheats"
content_database_path = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/database/rdb"
core_assets_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/downloads"
dynamic_wallpapers_directory = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/assets/wallpapers"
input_remapping_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/config/remaps"
joypad_autoconfig_dir = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/autoconfig"
libretro_info_path = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/info"
log_dir = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/logs"
osk_overlay_directory = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/overlays/keyboards"
overlay_directory = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/overlays"
playlist_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/playlists"
rgui_config_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/config"
savefile_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/saves"
savestate_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/states"
screenshot_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/screenshots"
system_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/system"
thumbnails_directory = "/storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/thumbnails"
video_filter_dir = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/filters/video"
video_shader_dir = "/data/user/0/com.retroarch.aarch64/shaders"

Expected behavior

No response

Steps to reproduce the bug

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Version/Commit

1.22.2

Bisect Results

No response

Present in the nightly version

I don't know

Platform & operating system

All

Affected Cores

No response

Environment information

No response

Relevant log output

[LibretroAdmin]

Is this only an issue since recently? Like the past 7 days? Or has this happened since the last release?

[davidhedlund]

Is this only an issue since recently? Like the past 7 days? Or has this happened since the last release?

I saved copies of the retroarch.cfg file from version 1.17.0 (February 3, 2024) for all releases and noticed that the issue persisted across them. When I saw that it remained unchanged in version 1.22.2, I submitted this issue to promote standardization.