Exist: Restore: wrong location data directory

[dizzzz]

What is the problem

When running restore of a backup file, in localmode, an "unexpected" location is used for the data directory.

What did you expect

Use the data directory EXIST_HOME/data in stead of EXIST_HOME/../data

Describe how to reproduce or add a test

Run

bin\backup.bat -r full20190409-0300.zip -ouri=xmldb:exist:/// -R -q -P "password"

the data directory is actually written in the directory exist-distribution\target\data in stead of exist-distribution\target\exist-distribution-5.0.0-RC8-SNAPSHOT-dir

the current directory is exist-distribution\target\exist-distribution-5.0.0-RC8-SNAPSHOT-dir

Context information

Please always add the following information

• eXist-db version : v5 RCx
• Java version (e.g. Java8u201)
• Operating system (Windows 10)
• 64 bit
• How is eXist-db installed? (clone from GitHub, exist-distribution-5.0.0-RC8-SNAPSHOT-dir)
• Any custom changes in e.g. conf.xml - none

[duncdrum]

I thought we were going to get rid of EXIST_HOME (and good riddance) so then the exist-distribution\target\data makes somewhat more sense. But i m sure there are standard project layout rules to consider. @adamretter ?

[dizzzz]

sorry, i referred EXIST_HOME as the location where eg the BIN directory is in. Please provide a better name if it is too confusing. it was not $EXIST_HOME :-)

The issue is, as reported, that the directory is one directory level off. I had no time yet to debug.

[dizzzz]

when -Dexist.home is set, the correct 'data' location is used....

[dizzzz]

Update: in the Configurator I see a relative path passing by ../data but this is relative to EXIST_HOME (still used!), instead of EXIST_HOME/etc where the conf.xml data is in these days.

That is as far as I got with the debugger until now.

[dizzzz]

confirmed.