look for qgis_global_settings.ini also in the AppDataLocation (fix #3…

…1288) Allow to put global settings file in the default location managed by the user or system administrator which is not touched by installer and does not require any additional setup like passing commandline parameters or settings environment variable.
qgis · Apr 23, 2020 · 8681826 · 8681826
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diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -896,12 +896,22 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
   // Set up the QgsSettings Global Settings:
   // - use the path specified with --globalsettingsfile path,
   // - use the environment if not found
+  // - use the AppDataLocation ($HOME/.local/share/QGIS/QGIS3 on Linux, roaming path on Windows)
   // - use a default location as a fallback
   if ( globalsettingsfile.isEmpty() )
   {
     globalsettingsfile = getenv( "QGIS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_FILE" );
   }
 
+  if ( globalsettingsfile.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    QStringList startupPaths = QStandardPaths::locateAll( QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, QStringLiteral( "qgis_global_settings.ini" ) );
+    if ( !startupPaths.isEmpty() )
+    {
+      globalsettingsfile = startupPaths.at( 0 );
+    }
+  }
+
   if ( globalsettingsfile.isEmpty() )
   {
     QString default_globalsettingsfile = QgsApplication::resolvePkgPath() + "/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini";