Windows default to non-portable + Reworked MLC handling and related UI

src/config/ActiveSettings.cpp

@@ -7,41 +7,47 @@
 #include "config/LaunchSettings.h"
 #include "util/helpers/helpers.h"
 
-std::set<fs::path>
-ActiveSettings::LoadOnce(
-	const fs::path& executablePath,
-	const fs::path& userDataPath,
-	const fs::path& configPath,
-	const fs::path& cachePath,
-	const fs::path& dataPath)
+void ActiveSettings::SetPaths(bool isPortableMode,
+		const fs::path& executablePath,
+		const fs::path& userDataPath,
+		const fs::path& configPath,
+		const fs::path& cachePath,
+		const fs::path& dataPath,
+		std::set<fs::path>& failedWriteAccess)
 {
+	cemu_assert_debug(!s_setPathsCalled); // can only change paths before loading
+	s_isPortableMode = isPortableMode;
 	s_executable_path = executablePath;
 	s_user_data_path = userDataPath;
 	s_config_path = configPath;
 	s_cache_path = cachePath;
 	s_data_path = dataPath;
-	std::set<fs::path> failed_write_access;
+	failedWriteAccess.clear();
 	for (auto&& path : {userDataPath, configPath, cachePath})
 	{
-		if (!fs::exists(path))
-		{
-			std::error_code ec;
+		std::error_code ec;
+		if (!fs::exists(path, ec))
 			fs::create_directories(path, ec);
-		}
 		if (!TestWriteAccess(path))
 		{
 			cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "Failed to write to {}", _pathToUtf8(path));
-			failed_write_access.insert(path);
+			failedWriteAccess.insert(path);
 		}
 	}
-
 	s_executable_filename = s_executable_path.filename();
+	s_setPathsCalled = true;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] bool ActiveSettings::IsPortableMode()
+{
+	return s_isPortableMode;
+}
 
-	g_config.SetFilename(GetConfigPath("settings.xml").generic_wstring());
-	g_config.Load();
+void ActiveSettings::Init()
+{
+	cemu_assert_debug(s_setPathsCalled);
 	std::string additionalErrorInfo;
 	s_has_required_online_files = iosuCrypt_checkRequirementsForOnlineMode(additionalErrorInfo) == IOS_CRYPTO_ONLINE_REQ_OK;
-	return failed_write_access;
 }
 
 bool ActiveSettings::LoadSharedLibrariesEnabled()
@@ -229,6 +235,7 @@ bool ActiveSettings::ForceSamplerRoundToPrecision()
 
 fs::path ActiveSettings::GetMlcPath()
 {
+	cemu_assert_debug(s_setPathsCalled);
 	if(const auto launch_mlc = LaunchSettings::GetMLCPath(); launch_mlc.has_value())
 		return launch_mlc.value();
 
@@ -238,6 +245,17 @@ fs::path ActiveSettings::GetMlcPath()
 	return GetDefaultMLCPath();
 }
 
+bool ActiveSettings::IsCustomMlcPath()
+{
+	cemu_assert_debug(s_setPathsCalled);
+	return !GetConfig().mlc_path.GetValue().empty();
+}
+
+bool ActiveSettings::IsCommandLineMlcPath()
+{
+	return LaunchSettings::GetMLCPath().has_value();
+}
+
 fs::path ActiveSettings::GetDefaultMLCPath()
 {
 	return GetUserDataPath("mlc01");

src/config/ActiveSettings.h

@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ class ActiveSettings
 
 public:
 	// Set directories and return all directories that failed write access test
-	static std::set<fs::path> 
-	LoadOnce(const fs::path& executablePath,
-			 const fs::path& userDataPath,
-			 const fs::path& configPath,
-			 const fs::path& cachePath,
-			 const fs::path& dataPath);
+	static void
+	SetPaths(bool isPortableMode,
+		   const fs::path& executablePath,
+		   const fs::path& userDataPath,
+		   const fs::path& configPath,
+		   const fs::path& cachePath,
+		   const fs::path& dataPath,
+		   std::set<fs::path>& failedWriteAccess);
+
+	static void Init();
 
 	[[nodiscard]] static fs::path GetExecutablePath() { return s_executable_path; }
 	[[nodiscard]] static fs::path GetExecutableFilename() { return s_executable_filename; }
@@ -56,11 +60,14 @@ class ActiveSettings
 
 	template <typename ...TArgs>
 	[[nodiscard]] static fs::path GetMlcPath(TArgs&&... args){ return GetPath(GetMlcPath(), std::forward<TArgs>(args)...); };
+	static bool IsCustomMlcPath();
+	static bool IsCommandLineMlcPath();
 
 	// get mlc path to default cemu root dir/mlc01
 	[[nodiscard]] static fs::path GetDefaultMLCPath();
 
 private:
+	inline static bool s_isPortableMode{false};
 	inline static fs::path s_executable_path;
 	inline static fs::path s_user_data_path;
 	inline static fs::path s_config_path;
@@ -70,6 +77,9 @@ class ActiveSettings
 	inline static fs::path s_mlc_path;
 
 public:
+	// can be called before Init
+	[[nodiscard]] static bool IsPortableMode();
+
 	// general
 	[[nodiscard]] static bool LoadSharedLibrariesEnabled();
 	[[nodiscard]] static bool DisplayDRCEnabled();
@@ -111,6 +121,7 @@ class ActiveSettings
 	[[nodiscard]] static bool ForceSamplerRoundToPrecision();
 
 private:
+	inline static bool s_setPathsCalled = false;
 	// dump options
 	inline static bool s_dump_shaders = false;
 	inline static bool s_dump_textures = false;

src/config/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ add_library(CemuConfig
     LaunchSettings.h
     NetworkSettings.cpp
     NetworkSettings.h
-    PermanentConfig.cpp
-    PermanentConfig.h
-    PermanentStorage.cpp
-    PermanentStorage.h
     XMLConfig.h
 )
 

src/config/CemuConfig.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <wx/language.h>
 
-#include "PermanentConfig.h"
 #include "ActiveSettings.h"
 
 XMLCemuConfig_t g_config(L"settings.xml");
@@ -15,23 +14,6 @@ void CemuConfig::SetMLCPath(fs::path path, bool save)
 	mlc_path.SetValue(_pathToUtf8(path));
 	if(save)
 		g_config.Save();
-
-	// if custom mlc path has been selected, store it in permanent config
-	if (path != ActiveSettings::GetDefaultMLCPath())
-	{
-		try
-		{
-			auto pconfig = PermanentConfig::Load();
-			pconfig.custom_mlc_path = _pathToUtf8(path);
-			pconfig.Store();
-		}
-		catch (const PSDisabledException&) {}
-		catch (const std::exception& ex)
-		{
-			cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "can't store custom mlc path in permanent storage: {}", ex.what());
-		}
-	}
-
 	Account::RefreshAccounts();
 }
 

src/config/CemuConfig.h

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ struct CemuConfig
 	ConfigValue<bool> save_screenshot{true};
 
 	ConfigValue<bool> did_show_vulkan_warning{false};
-	ConfigValue<bool> did_show_graphic_pack_download{false};
+	ConfigValue<bool> did_show_graphic_pack_download{false}; // no longer used but we keep the config value around in case people downgrade Cemu. Despite the name this was used for the Getting Started dialog
 	ConfigValue<bool> did_show_macos_disclaimer{false};
 
 	ConfigValue<bool> show_icon_column{ true };