moved logs to user home dir (#315)

* moved logs to user home dir --------- Co-authored-by: Josef Haupt <[email protected]>
kahst · Apr 17, 2024 · a1fbf62 · a1fbf62
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diff --git a/BirdNET-Anaylzer-setup.iss b/BirdNET-Anaylzer-setup.iss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
 LicenseFile=LICENSE
 ; Remove the following line to run in administrative install mode (install for all users.)
 PrivilegesRequired=lowest
-PrivilegesRequiredOverridesAllowed=commandline
+PrivilegesRequiredOverridesAllowed=commandline dialog
 OutputDir=installers
 OutputBaseFilename=BirdNET-Analyzer-setup
 SetupIconFile=docs\favicon.ico

diff --git a/gui.py b/gui.py
@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
 import concurrent.futures
 import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import config as cfg
 
 if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS"):
     # divert stdout & stderr to logs.txt file since we have no console when deployed
-    sys.stderr = sys.stdout = open("logs.txt", "w")
+    userdir = Path.home()
+
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        userdir /= "AppData/Roaming"
+    elif sys.platform == "linux":
+        userdir /= ".local/share"
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        userdir /= "Library/Application Support"
+
+    logsdir = userdir / "BirdNET-Analyzer-GUI"
+
+    try:
+        logsdir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        pass
+
+    sys.stderr = sys.stdout = open(str(logsdir / "logs.txt"), "w")
+    cfg.ERROR_LOG_FILE = str(logsdir / cfg.ERROR_LOG_FILE)
+
 
 import multiprocessing
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import gradio as gr
 import librosa
 import webview
 
 import analyze
-import config as cfg
 import segments
 import species
 import utils
@@ -946,8 +965,8 @@ def select_directory_on_empty():
 
                         if res[1]:
                             if len(res[1]) > 100:
-                                return [res[0], res[1][:100] + [["..."]]] # hopefully fixes issue#272
-                            
+                                return [res[0], res[1][:100] + [["..."]]]  # hopefully fixes issue#272
+
                             return res
 
                         return [res[0], [["No files found"]]]