only log a warning for symlinks instead of exiting MO

added logs: when dmp files are present, for portable instances, and the ini path
clear the log widget when switching instances

4 files changed, 41 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/instancemanager.cpp b/src/instancemanager.cpp
index c0d343de..ec3c1add 100644
--- a/src/instancemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/instancemanager.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ QStringList InstanceManager::instances() const
 }
 
 
+bool InstanceManager::isPortablePath(const QString& dataPath)
+{
+  return (dataPath == qApp->applicationDirPath());
+}
+
 bool InstanceManager::portableInstall() const
 {
   return QFile::exists(qApp->applicationDirPath() + "/" +
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ void InstanceManager::createDataPath(const QString &dataPath) const
 QString InstanceManager::determineDataPath()
 {
   QString instanceId = currentInstance();
-  if (portableInstallIsLocked()) 
+  if (portableInstallIsLocked())
   {
     instanceId.clear();
   }
diff --git a/src/instancemanager.h b/src/instancemanager.h
index 0e31fb08..649c2195 100644
--- a/src/instancemanager.h
+++ b/src/instancemanager.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
   QString currentInstance() const;
 
   bool allowedToChangeInstance() const;
+  static bool isPortablePath(const QString& dataPath);
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fe5fd87a..a6918d99 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,10 @@ int runApplication(MOApplication &application, SingleInstance &instance,
   const QString dataPath = application.property("dataPath").toString();
   log::info("data path: {}", dataPath);
 
+  if (InstanceManager::isPortablePath(dataPath)) {
+    log::debug("this is a portable instance");
+  }
+
   if (!bootstrap()) {
     reportError("failed to set up data paths");
     return 1;
@@ -531,6 +535,8 @@ int runApplication(MOApplication &application, SingleInstance &instance,
     Settings settings(dataPath + "/" + QString::fromStdWString(AppConfig::iniFileName()));
     log::getDefault().setLevel(settings.diagnostics().logLevel());
 
+    log::debug("using ini at '{}'", settings.filename());
+
     // global crashDumpType sits in OrganizerCore to make a bit less ugly to
     // update it when the settings are changed during runtime
     OrganizerCore::setGlobalCrashDumpsType(settings.diagnostics().crashDumpsType());
@@ -860,6 +866,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   } // we continue for the primary instance OR if MO was called with parameters
 
   do {
+    LogModel::instance().clear();
+
     // make sure the log file isn't locked in case MO was restarted and
     // the previous instance gets deleted
     log::getDefault().setFile({});
diff --git a/src/organizercore.cpp b/src/organizercore.cpp
index a4a89c99..335910da 100644
--- a/src/organizercore.cpp
+++ b/src/organizercore.cpp
@@ -443,16 +443,20 @@ bool OrganizerCore::createDirectory(const QString &path) {
 }
 
 bool OrganizerCore::checkPathSymlinks() {
-  bool hasSymlink = (QFileInfo(m_Settings.paths().profiles()).isSymLink() ||
+  const bool hasSymlink = (
+    QFileInfo(m_Settings.paths().profiles()).isSymLink() ||
     QFileInfo(m_Settings.paths().mods()).isSymLink() ||
     QFileInfo(m_Settings.paths().overwrite()).isSymLink());
+
   if (hasSymlink) {
-    QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, QObject::tr("Error"),
-      QObject::tr("One of the configured MO2 directories (profiles, mods, or overwrite) "
-        "is on a path containing a symbolic (or other) link. This is incompatible "
-        "with MO2's VFS system."));
+    log::warn("{}", QObject::tr(
+      "One of the configured MO2 directories (profiles, mods, or overwrite) "
+      "is on a path containing a symbolic (or other) link. This is likely to "
+      "be incompatible with MO2's virtual filesystem."));
+
     return false;
   }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -498,18 +502,29 @@ void OrganizerCore::setLogLevel(log::Levels level)
   log::getDefault().setLevel(m_Settings.diagnostics().logLevel());
 }
 
-bool OrganizerCore::cycleDiagnostics() {
-  if (int maxDumps = settings().diagnostics().crashDumpsMax())
-    removeOldFiles(QString::fromStdWString(crashDumpsPath()), "*.dmp", maxDumps, QDir::Time|QDir::Reversed);
+bool OrganizerCore::cycleDiagnostics()
+{
+  const auto maxDumps = settings().diagnostics().crashDumpsMax();
+  const auto path = QString::fromStdWString(crashDumpsPath());
+
+  if (maxDumps > 0) {
+    removeOldFiles(path, "*.dmp", maxDumps, QDir::Time|QDir::Reversed);
+  }
+
+  // log if there are any files left
+  const auto files = QDir(path).entryList({"*.dmp"}, QDir::Files);
+  if (!files.isEmpty()) {
+    log::debug("there are crash dumps in '{}'", path);
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 
-//static
-void OrganizerCore::setGlobalCrashDumpsType(CrashDumpsType type) {
+void OrganizerCore::setGlobalCrashDumpsType(CrashDumpsType type)
+{
   m_globalCrashDumpsType = type;
 }
 
-//static
 std::wstring OrganizerCore::crashDumpsPath() {
   return (
     qApp->property("dataPath").toString() + "/"