From c45979bfb538801dd84acb16b7b26583308ae446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: B Stack <bgstack15@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:06:39 -0400
Subject: use $HOME-based play directory

    * modify script to copy the game to a $HOME subdirectory
      so the game has read-write access to the data files and
      savegame directory.
---
 beyond-the-titanic         | 14 +++++++++++---
 beyond-the-titanic.desktop |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/beyond-the-titanic b/beyond-the-titanic
index 6a1ce22..867fec0 100644
--- a/beyond-the-titanic
+++ b/beyond-the-titanic
@@ -17,14 +17,22 @@
 
 # load variables from defaults file
 test -r "/etc/default/beyond-the-titanic" && . /etc/default/beyond-the-titanic 1>/dev/null 2>&1
-test -z "${BEYOND_DIR}" && BEYOND_DIR=/usr/share/beyond-the-titanic
+test -z "${BEYOND_SRC_DIR}" && BEYOND_SRC_DIR=/usr/share/beyond-the-titanic
+test -z "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}" && BEYOND_PLAY_DIR=~/.local/share/beyond-the-titanic
+
+# prepare play directory, because the game needs write access to the data files, as well as to the directory for saving the game
+mkdir -p "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}" 2>/dev/null
+chmod 0700 "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}"
+cp -pr "${BEYOND_SRC_DIR}"/* "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}"
+chmod 0600 "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}"/*
+chmod 0700 "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}/BEYOND"
 
 # warn about screen size if not correct
 if test -z "${BEYOND_SILENT}" ;
 then
    ___cols="$( tput cols 2>/dev/null )"
    ___lines="$( tput lines 2>/dev/null )"
-   if "${___cols}" != "80" || "${___lines}" != "24" ;
+   if test "${___cols}" != "80" || test "${___lines}" != "24" ;
    then
       printf "The game recommends using a terminal size of exactly 80 columns by 24 lines. Set BEYOND_SILENT=1 to suppress this message.\nPress enter to continue. "
       read ___foo ;
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 # start game
-cd "${BEYOND_DIR}"
+cd "${BEYOND_PLAY_DIR}"
 ./BEYOND
 
 # return terminal text to normal style
diff --git a/beyond-the-titanic.desktop b/beyond-the-titanic.desktop
index a7f585e..75df004 100644
--- a/beyond-the-titanic.desktop
+++ b/beyond-the-titanic.desktop
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Name=Beyond the Titanic
 Exec=/usr/bin/beyond-the-titanic
 Type=Application
 StartupNotify=true
-Path=/usr/share/beyond-the-titanic
+Path=/usr/bin
 Icon=beyond-the-titanic
 StartupWMClass=BEYOND
 Comment=Text adventure game from 1988
-- 
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