wine users - Jan 2011 - WINEPREFIX - some questions

hi there.

I hope this is the right place for asking this.

After reading through the information about WINEPREFIX in the FAQ and the User
Manual, I've still got some questions left:

I (hypotetically) want to create a new clean wine-environment, install the
winetricks d3dx9 package into it, and then run three applications in it. Would
the following commands be the right way to do it?

Code:

WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine
winetricks d3dx9
wine app1.exe
wine app2.exe
wine app3.exe



Or do I need to set the WINEPREFIX again for every command?
Do I need to run some special command after setting the new WINEPREFIX?

Thank your for answering my questions!

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 22:03, snejjj <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
wrote:
> hi there.
>
> I hope this is the right place for asking this.
>
> After reading through the information about WINEPREFIX in the FAQ and the
User Manual, I've still got some questions left:
>
> I (hypotetically) want to create a new clean wine-environment, install the
winetricks d3dx9 package into it, and then run three applications in it. Would
the following commands be the right way to do it?
>
> Code:
>
> WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine
> winetricks d3dx9
> wine app1.exe
> wine app2.exe
> wine app3.exe
>
>
>
> Or do I need to set the WINEPREFIX again for every command?
> Do I need to run some special command after setting the new WINEPREFIX?
>
You can export it (with 'export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine') or put it
it on the same line as the command to only export it to that command.

(Read the bash man page's section on enviroment variables and the
export command and the man page for the env command)

Hi!
> hi there.
> 
> I hope this is the right place for asking this.
Yes, it is :-).
> 
> After reading through the information about WINEPREFIX in the FAQ and the
User Manual, I've still got some questions left:
> 
> I (hypotetically) want to create a new clean wine-environment, install the
winetricks d3dx9 package into it, and then run three applications in it. Would
the following commands be the right way to do it?
> 
> Code:
> 
> WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine
Assuming that you are using bash or simimlar Bourne-like shell, just add
a magic word "export" (without the quotes):

export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine

... and the rest may be run without specifying the prefix, but in the current
shell session only. When you log out and on again, or you are using more
shells (in different windows, for example), you must execute exactly the same
export command in every one of them.
> winetricks d3dx9
> wine app1.exe
> wine app2.exe
> wine app3.exe
> 
> 
> 
> Or do I need to set the WINEPREFIX again for every command?
> Do I need to run some special command after setting the new WINEPREFIX?
No. To forget the prefix, just do "unset WINEPREFIX" and default .wine
will be
used since then, until you issue your export ... again.
> 
> Thank your for answering my questions!
> 
You're welcome.
Regards, Pavel.

snejjj wrote:
> 
> Or do I need to set the WINEPREFIX again for every command?
> 
If you simply say WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new-wine, yes, you will need to repeat that
for every command.

If you do

Code:
export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.new_wine 


you will not have to repeat it for subsequent commands entered in that terminal
session.