[bisq-network/bisq] Bisq fails to start because of data directory issue (#3998)

[DrFredPhD]

Hello yes. I didn't build yet but I am using symbolic link in data path

On Tue, 25 Feb 2020, 10:36 Chris Beams, <notifications at github.com> wrote:

> @tieck wrote via
> https://bisq.community/t/new-install-not-starting-up/8963/32:
>
> It seems that the new version does not handle symbolic links in the path
> of the Bisq application directory the same way anymore.
>
> I could reproduce the behavior in first moving away the application
> directory and then creating a symbolic link at its place:
>
> $ mkdir ~/tmp
> $ mv ~/.local/share/Bisq/ ~/tmp
> $ ln -s ~/tmp/Bisq/ ~/.local/share/Bisq
> $ ./gradlew :desktop:run
>
> > Task :desktop:run FAILED
> fault: An unexpected error occurred. Please file a report at https://bisq.network/issues
> java.io.UncheckedIOException: Application data directory '/home/xxx/.local/share/Bisq' could not be created
>         at bisq.common.config.Config.mkAppDataDir(Config.java:805)
>         at bisq.common.config.Config.<init>(Config.java:644)
>     at bisq.core.app.BisqExecutable.execute(BisqExecutable.java:76)
>     at bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain.main(BisqAppMain.java:57)
> Caused by: java.nio.file.FileAlreadyExistsException: /home/xxx/.local/share/Bisq
>     at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:94)
>     at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111)
>     at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:116)
>     at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:385)
>     at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:689)
>     at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:796)
>     at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:742)
>     at bisq.common.config.Config.mkAppDataDir(Config.java:803)
>     ... 3 more
>
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