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Comment:Revise the algorithm for finding the configuration database on unix. The algorithm is now approximately this: (1) Use the ~/.fossil name if such a file exists. (2) Use ~/.config/fossil.db if the ~/.config directory exists (3) Otherwise use ~/.fossil See [/doc/4645e9bb1a/www/tech_overview.wiki#configloc|www/tech_overview.wiki] for details.
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User & Date: drh 2020-04-19 14:06:29.147
Original Comment: Revise the algorithm for finding the configuration database on unix. The algorithm is now approximately this: (1) Use the ~/.fossil name if such a file exists. (2) Use ~/.config/fossil.db if the ~/.config directory exists (3) Otherwise use ~/.fossil See [/doc/$CURRENT/www/tech_overview.wiki#configloc|www/tech_overview.wiki] for details.
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2020-04-19
14:18
Enhance the "fossil info" command so that if it is run with no arguments and not in an option check-out, it shows global information about the fossil setup (currently limited to the location of the configuration database). check-in: 6e71a28847 user: drh tags: trunk
14:06
Revise the algorithm for finding the configuration database on unix. The algorithm is now approximately this: (1) Use the ~/.fossil name if such a file exists. (2) Use ~/.config/fossil.db if the ~/.config directory exists (3) Otherwise use ~/.fossil See [/doc/4645e9bb1a/www/tech_overview.wiki#configloc|www/tech_overview.wiki] for details. check-in: 4645e9bb1a user: drh tags: trunk
2020-04-18
21:05
Add the ability to display the history of edits to a single timeline post. Improvements to the CSS for timeline display in the default skin. check-in: 34d8d7e714 user: drh tags: trunk
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**
** Code for interfacing to the various databases.
**
** There are three separate database files that fossil interacts
** with:
**
**    (1)  The "user" database in ~/.fossil

**
**    (2)  The "repository" database
**
**    (3)  A local checkout database named "_FOSSIL_" or ".fslckout"
**         and located at the root of the local copy of the source tree.
**
*/







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*******************************************************************************
**
** Code for interfacing to the various databases.
**
** There are three separate database files that fossil interacts
** with:
**
**    (1)  The "configdb" database in ~/.fossil or ~/.config/fossil.db
**         or in %LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil
**
**    (2)  The "repository" database
**
**    (3)  A local checkout database named "_FOSSIL_" or ".fslckout"
**         and located at the root of the local copy of the source tree.
**
*/
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    db_set_main_schemaname(g.db, zLabel);
  }else{
    db_attach(zDbName, zLabel);
  }
}

/*
** Close the per-user database file in ~/.fossil
*/
void db_close_config(){
  int iSlot = db_database_slot("configdb");
  if( iSlot>0 ){
    db_detach("configdb");
  }else if( g.dbConfig ){
    sqlite3_wal_checkpoint(g.dbConfig, 0);







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    db_set_main_schemaname(g.db, zLabel);
  }else{
    db_attach(zDbName, zLabel);
  }
}

/*
** Close the per-user configuration database file
*/
void db_close_config(){
  int iSlot = db_database_slot("configdb");
  if( iSlot>0 ){
    db_detach("configdb");
  }else if( g.dbConfig ){
    sqlite3_wal_checkpoint(g.dbConfig, 0);
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    return;
  }
  fossil_free(g.zConfigDbName);
  g.zConfigDbName = 0;
}

/*
** Open the user database in "~/.fossil".  Create the database anew if
** it does not already exist.
**
** If the useAttach flag is 0 (the usual case) then the user database is
** opened on a separate database connection g.dbConfig.  This prevents
** the ~/.fossil database from becoming locked on long check-in or sync
** operations which hold an exclusive transaction.  In a few cases, though,
** it is convenient for the ~/.fossil to be attached to the main database
** connection so that we can join between the various databases.  In that
** case, invoke this routine with useAttach as 1.
*/
int db_open_config(int useAttach, int isOptional){
  char *zDbName;
  char *zHome;
  const char *zRoot;
  if( g.zConfigDbName ){
    int alreadyAttached = db_database_slot("configdb")>0;
    if( useAttach==alreadyAttached ) return 1; /* Already open. */
    db_close_config();
  }


  zHome = fossil_getenv("FOSSIL_HOME");





#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
  zRoot = "_fossil";
  if( zHome==0 ){
    zHome = fossil_getenv("LOCALAPPDATA");
    if( zHome==0 ){
      zHome = fossil_getenv("APPDATA");
      if( zHome==0 ){
        zHome = fossil_getenv("USERPROFILE");
        if( zHome==0 ){
          char *zDrive = fossil_getenv("HOMEDRIVE");
          char *zPath = fossil_getenv("HOMEPATH");
          if( zDrive && zPath ) zHome = mprintf("%s%s", zDrive, zPath);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  if( zHome==0 ){
    if( isOptional ) return 0;
    fossil_panic("cannot locate home directory - please set the "
                 "FOSSIL_HOME, LOCALAPPDATA, APPDATA, USERPROFILE, "
                 "or HOMEDRIVE / HOMEPATH environment variables");
  }
#else

  zRoot = ".fossil";






  if( zHome==0 ){



    zHome = fossil_getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
    if( zHome ){




      zRoot = "fossil.db";

    }else{


      zHome = fossil_getenv("HOME");






      if( zHome==0 ){
        if( isOptional ) return 0;
        fossil_panic("cannot locate home directory - please set one of the "
                     "FOSSIL_HOME, XDG_CONFIG_HOME, or HOME environment "
                     "variables");
      }
    }




  }
#endif














  if( file_isdir(zHome, ExtFILE)!=1 ){

    if( isOptional ) return 0;
    fossil_panic("invalid home directory: %s", zHome);

  }
#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
  /* . filenames give some window systems problems and many apps problems */
  zDbName = mprintf("%//%s", zHome, zRoot);
#else
  zDbName = mprintf("%s/%s", zHome, zRoot);
#endif
  if( file_size(zDbName, ExtFILE)<1024*3 ){





    if( file_access(zHome, W_OK) ){


      if( isOptional ) return 0;
      fossil_panic("home directory %s must be writeable", zHome);
    }
    db_init_database(zDbName, zConfigSchema, (char*)0);
  }
  if( file_access(zDbName, W_OK) ){
    if( isOptional ) return 0;
    fossil_panic("configuration file %s must be writeable", zDbName);
  }







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    return;
  }
  fossil_free(g.zConfigDbName);
  g.zConfigDbName = 0;
}

/*
** Compute the name of the configuration database.  If unable to find the
** database, return 0 if isOptional is true, or panic if isOptional is false.
**
** Space to hold the result comes from fossil_malloc().






*/
static char *db_configdb_name(int isOptional){

  char *zHome;        /* Home directory */
  char *zDbName;      /* Name of the database file */





  /* On Windows, look for these directories, in order:
  **
  **    FOSSIL_HOME
  **    LOCALAPPDATA
  **    APPDATA
  **    USERPROFILE
  **    HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH
  */
#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
  zHome = fossil_getenv("FOSSIL_HOME");
  if( zHome==0 ){
    zHome = fossil_getenv("LOCALAPPDATA");
    if( zHome==0 ){
      zHome = fossil_getenv("APPDATA");
      if( zHome==0 ){
        zHome = fossil_getenv("USERPROFILE");
        if( zHome==0 ){
          char *zDrive = fossil_getenv("HOMEDRIVE");
          char *zPath = fossil_getenv("HOMEPATH");
          if( zDrive && zPath ) zHome = mprintf("%s%s", zDrive, zPath);
        }
      }
    }
  }
  zDbName = mprintf("%//_fossil", zHome);
  fossil_free(zHome);
  return zDbName;




#else /* if unix */
  char *zXdgHome;

  /* For unix. a 5-step algorithm is used.
  ** See ../www/tech_overview.wiki for discussion.
  **
  ** Step 1:  If FOSSIL_HOME exists -> $FOSSIL_HOME/.fossil
  */
  zHome = fossil_getenv("FOSSIL_HOME");
  if( zHome!=0 ) return mprintf("%s/.fossil", zHome);

  /* Step 2:  If HOME exists and file $HOME/.fossil exists -> $HOME/.fossil
  */
  zHome = fossil_getenv("HOME");
  if( zHome ){
    zDbName = mprintf("%s/.fossil", zHome);
    if( file_size(zDbName, ExtFILE)>1024*3 ){
      return zDbName;
    }
    fossil_free(zDbName);
  }

  /* Step 3: if XDG_CONFIG_HOME exists -> $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fossil.db
  */
  zXdgHome = fossil_getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
  if( zXdgHome!=0 ){
    return mprintf("%s/fossil.db", zXdgHome);
  }

  /* Step 4: If HOME does not exist -> ERROR
  */
  if( zHome==0 ){
    if( isOptional ) return 0;
    fossil_panic("cannot locate home directory - please set one of the "
                 "FOSSIL_HOME, XDG_CONFIG_HOME, or HOME environment "
                 "variables");
  }

  /* Step 5: Otherwise -> $HOME/.config/fossil.db
  */
  return mprintf("%s/.config/fossil.db", zHome);
#endif /* unix */
}

/*
** Open the configuration database.  Create the database anew if
** it does not already exist.
**
** If the useAttach flag is 0 (the usual case) then the configuration
** database is opened on a separate database connection g.dbConfig.
** This prevents the database from becoming locked on long check-in or sync
** operations which hold an exclusive transaction.  In a few cases, though,
** it is convenient for the database to be attached to the main database
** connection so that we can join between the various databases.  In that
** case, invoke this routine with useAttach as 1.
*/
int db_open_config(int useAttach, int isOptional){
  char *zDbName;
  if( g.zConfigDbName ){
    int alreadyAttached = db_database_slot("configdb")>0;
    if( useAttach==alreadyAttached ) return 1; /* Already open. */

    db_close_config();
  }


  zDbName = db_configdb_name(isOptional);

  if( zDbName==0 ) return 0;

  if( file_size(zDbName, ExtFILE)<1024*3 ){
    char *zHome = file_dirname(zDbName);
    int rc;
    if( file_isdir(zHome, ExtFILE)==0 ){
      file_mkdir(zHome, ExtFILE, 0);
    }
    rc = file_access(zHome, W_OK);
    fossil_free(zHome);
    if( rc ){
      if( isOptional ) return 0;
      fossil_panic("home directory \"%s\" must be writeable", zHome);
    }
    db_init_database(zDbName, zConfigSchema, (char*)0);
  }
  if( file_access(zDbName, W_OK) ){
    if( isOptional ) return 0;
    fossil_panic("configuration file %s must be writeable", zDbName);
  }
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    if( fossil_stricmp(zVal,azOff[i])==0 ) return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}

/*
** Swap the g.db and g.dbConfig connections so that the various db_* routines
** work on the ~/.fossil database instead of on the repository database.
** Be sure to swap them back after doing the operation.
**
** If the ~/.fossil database has already been opened as the main database or
** is attached to the main database, no connection swaps are required so this
** routine is a no-op.
*/
void db_swap_connections(void){
  /*
  ** When swapping the main database connection with the config database
  ** connection, the config database connection must be open (not simply
  ** attached); otherwise, the swap would end up leaving the main database
  ** connection invalid, defeating the very purpose of this routine.  This







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    if( fossil_stricmp(zVal,azOff[i])==0 ) return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}

/*
** Swap the g.db and g.dbConfig connections so that the various db_* routines
** work on the configuration database instead of on the repository database.
** Be sure to swap them back after doing the operation.
**
** If the configuration database has already been opened as the main database
** or is attached to the main database, no connection swaps are required so
** this routine is a no-op.
*/
void db_swap_connections(void){
  /*
  ** When swapping the main database connection with the config database
  ** connection, the config database connection must be open (not simply
  ** attached); otherwise, the swap would end up leaving the main database
  ** connection invalid, defeating the very purpose of this routine.  This
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** file exists.
**
** The "unset" command clears a setting.
**
** Settings can have both a "local" repository-only value and "global" value
** that applies to all repositories.  The local values are stored in the
** "config" table of the repository and the global values are stored in the
** $HOME/.fossil file on unix or in the %LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil file on Windows.
** If both a local and a global value exists for a setting, the local value
** takes precedence.  This command normally operates on the local settings.
** Use the --global option to change global settings.
**
** Options:
**   --global   set or unset the given property globally instead of
**              setting or unsetting it for the open repository only.
**
**   --exact    only consider exact name matches.
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** file exists.
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** The "unset" command clears a setting.
**
** Settings can have both a "local" repository-only value and "global" value
** that applies to all repositories.  The local values are stored in the
** "config" table of the repository and the global values are stored in the

** configuration database.  If both a local and a global value exists for a
** setting, the local value takes precedence.  This command normally operates
** on the local settings.  Use the --global option to change global settings.
**
** Options:
**   --global   set or unset the given property globally instead of
**              setting or unsetting it for the open repository only.
**
**   --exact    only consider exact name matches.
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/*
** COMMAND: test-without-rowid
**
** Usage: %fossil test-without-rowid FILENAME...
**
** Change the Fossil repository FILENAME to make use of the WITHOUT ROWID
** optimization.  FILENAME can also be the ~/.fossil file or a local
** .fslckout or _FOSSIL_ file.
**
** The purpose of this command is for testing the WITHOUT ROWID capabilities
** of SQLite.  There is no big advantage to using WITHOUT ROWID in Fossil.
**
** Options:
**    --dryrun | -n         No changes.  Just print what would happen.
*/







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/*
** COMMAND: test-without-rowid
**
** Usage: %fossil test-without-rowid FILENAME...
**
** Change the Fossil repository FILENAME to make use of the WITHOUT ROWID
** optimization.  FILENAME can also be the configuration database file
** (~/.fossil or ~/.config/fossil.db) or a local .fslckout or _FOSSIL_ file.
**
** The purpose of this command is for testing the WITHOUT ROWID capabilities
** of SQLite.  There is no big advantage to using WITHOUT ROWID in Fossil.
**
** Options:
**    --dryrun | -n         No changes.  Just print what would happen.
*/
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`--vfs VFSNAME`: Load the named VFS into SQLite.


Environment Variables
---------------------

On most platforms, the location of the user’s account-wide
[configuration database][configdb]
file is either `FOSSIL_HOME`, `XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, or `HOME`, in that order. 
This ordering lets you put this file somewhere other than at the top 
of your user’s home directory by defining `FOSSIL_HOME` to mask 
the always-defined `HOME`.  The `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` setting is defined

by some desktop environments as an alternative location for
configuration files.  If the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` location is used, then
the name of the configuration database is `fossil.db` instead of
`.fossil`.  See the [configuration database location][configloc] discussion
for additional information.

For native Windows builds and for Cygwin builds, the file is called
`_fossil` instead of `.fossil` to avoid problems with old programs that 
assume file names cannot begin with a dot, as was true in old versions 
of Windows and in MS-DOS. (Newer Microsoft OSes and file systems don’t have a
problem with such files, but still we take the safe path in case you’re
on a system with software that can’t cope.) We start our search with
`FOSSIL_HOME` again, but instead of falling back to `HOME`, we instead
try `USERPROFILE`, then `LOCALAPPDATA`, then `APPDATA`, and finally we
concatenate `HOMEDRIVE` + `HOMEPATH`.

`EDITOR`: Name the editor to use for check-in and stash comments.
Overridden by the local or global `editor` setting or the `VISUAL`
environment variable.

`FOSSIL_BREAK`: If set, an opportunity will be created to attach a
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`--vfs VFSNAME`: Load the named VFS into SQLite.


Environment Variables
---------------------


The location of the user's account-wide [configuration database][configdb]




depends on the operating system and on the existance of various 
environment variables and/or files.  See the discussion of the


[configuration database location algorithm][configloc] for details.












`EDITOR`: Name the editor to use for check-in and stash comments.
Overridden by the local or global `editor` setting or the `VISUAL`
environment variable.

`FOSSIL_BREAK`: If set, an opportunity will be created to attach a
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in the clone even before any users have been created, and in that case
it will be the new admin user. If `default-user` is not set, then the
first found environment variable from the list `FOSSIL_USER`, `USER`,
`LOGNAME`, and `USERNAME`, is the user name. As a final fallback, if
none of those are set, then the default user name is "root".


### Configuration Directory (often the Home Directory)

Fossil keeps some information pertinent to each user in the user's
[configuration database file][configdb]. 
The configuration database file includes the global settings
and the list of repositories and checkouts used by `fossil all`.

On Unix systems, the configuration database is called by one of the
following names (in order):

  * `$FOSSIL_HOME/.fossil`
  * `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fossil.db`
  * `$HOME/.fossil`

The name used is the first in the above list for which the corresponding
environment varible is defined. On most systems, the third name is the
one that is used.

On Windows, the configuration database is called one of these (in order)

  *  `%FOSSIL_HOME%/_fossil`
  *  `%LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil`
  *  `%APPDATA%/_fossil`
  *  `%USERPROFILES%/_fossil`
  *  `%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/_fossil`

As before, the first case in when the corresponding environment variables
exist is the one used.  This is ususally the second case.  Note that the
`FOSSIL_HOME` environment variable can always be set to determine the 
location of the configuration database.  Note also that the configuration
database file itself is called `.fossil` or `fossil.db` on unix but
`_fossil` on windows.


You can run the "[fossil info](/help?cmd=info)" command from an open
check-out to see the location of the configuration database.


### SQLite VFS to use

See [the SQLite documentation](http://www.sqlite.org/vfs.html) for an
explanation of what a VFS actually is and what it does.

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### Configuration Database Location

Fossil keeps some information pertinent to each user in the user's
[configuration database file][configdb]. 
The configuration database file includes the global settings
and the list of repositories and checkouts used by `fossil all`.

The location of the configuration database file depends on the

operating system and on the existance of various environment



variables and/or files.  In brief, the configuration database is



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  *  Traditional unix &rarr; "`$HOME/.fossil`"
  *  Windows &rarr; "`%LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil`"
  *  [XDG-unix][xdg] &rarr; "`$HOME/.config/fossil.db`"









[xdg]: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/


See the [configuration database location
algorithm][configloc] discussion for full information.

### SQLite VFS to use

See [the SQLite documentation](http://www.sqlite.org/vfs.html) for an
explanation of what a VFS actually is and what it does.

If the default VFS underneath SQLite is not suitable, an alternative
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The chart below provides a quick summary of how each of these
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<table border="1" width="80%" cellpadding="0" align="center">
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<h3 align="center">Configuration Database<br>"~/.fossil" or<br>
"~/.config/fossil.conf"</h3>
<ul>
<li>Global [/help/settings |settings]
<li>List of active repositories used by the [/help/all | all] command
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The chart below provides a quick summary of how each of these
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<table border="1" width="80%" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
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<h3 align="center">Configuration Database<br>"~/.fossil" or<br>
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<ul>
<li>Global [/help/settings |settings]
<li>List of active repositories used by the [/help/all | all] command
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The configuration database also maintains a list of repositories.  This
list is used by the [/help/all | fossil all] command in order to run various
operations such as "sync" or "rebuild" on all repositories managed by a user.

<a name='configloc'></a>
<h4>2.1.1 Location Of The Configuration Database</h4>

On Unix systems, the configuration database is called by one of the
following names (in order):

  *  $FOSSIL_HOME/.fossil



  *  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fossil.db

  *  $HOME/.fossil


The name used is the first in the above list for which the corresponding
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one that is used.






On Windows, the configuration database is called one of these
names (in order):


  *  %FOSSIL_HOME%/_fossil
  *  %LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil
  *  %APPDATA%/_fossil
  *  %USERPROFILES%/_fossil
  *  %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/_fossil

As before, the first case in when the corresponding environment variables
exist is the one used.  This is ususally the second case.  Note that the
FOSSIL_HOME environment variable can always be set to determine the 
location of the configuration database.  Note also that the configuration
database file itself is called ".fossil" or "fossil.db" on unix but
"_fossil" on windows.

You can run the [/help?cmd=info|fossil info] command from an open
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The configuration database also maintains a list of repositories.  This
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operations such as "sync" or "rebuild" on all repositories managed by a user.

<a name='configloc'></a>
<h4>2.1.1 Location Of The Configuration Database</h4>

On Unix systems, the configuration database is named by the following
algorithm:

  *  if environment variable FOSSIL_HOME exists &rarr; $FOSSIL_HOME/.fossil
  *  if environment variable HOME exists and
     if file $HOME/fossil exists &rarr; $HOME/.fossil
  *  if environment variable XDG_CONFIG_HOME exists
     &rarr; $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fossil.db
  *  if environment variable HOME does not exist &rarr; <i>ERROR</i>
  *  Otherwise $HOME/.config/fossil.db

Another way of thinking of this algorithm is the following:

  *  Use "$FOSSIL_HOME/.fossil" if the FOSSIL_HOME variable is defined
  *  Use the traditional unix configuration file name of
     "$HOME/.fossil" if HOME is defined and if that file exists.
  *  Use an XDG compatible name otherwise.

This algorithm is complex due to the need for historical compatibility.
Originally, the database was always named "$HOME/.fossil".  Then support
for the FOSSIL_HOME environment variable as added.  Later, support for the
[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html|XDG-compatible configation filenames]
was added.  Each of these changes needed to continue to support legacy installs.

On Windows, the configuration database is the first of the following

for which the corresponding environment variables exist:

  *  %FOSSIL_HOME%/_fossil
  *  %LOCALAPPDATA%/_fossil
  *  %APPDATA%/_fossil
  *  %USERPROFILES%/_fossil
  *  %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/_fossil


The second case is the one that usually determines the name  Note that the
FOSSIL_HOME environment variable can always be set to determine the 
location of the configuration database.  Note also that the configuration
database file itself is called ".fossil" or "fossil.db" on unix but
"_fossil" on windows.

You can run the [/help?cmd=info|fossil info] command from an open
check-out to see the location of the configuration database.