Switch gamedir to gamedir.txt

PortraitBuilder/Program.cs

@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ static void Main(string[] args) {
 			if (!Directory.Exists("dlc"))
 				Directory.CreateDirectory("dlc");
 
-			if (!File.Exists("gamedir")) {
+			if (!File.Exists("gamedir.txt")) {
 				string dir = null;
 
 				while (dir == null) {
 					string ck2exePath = Snippets.OpenFileDialog("Please select the location of your CK2 game binary", "Executable (*.exe)|*.exe|Application (*.app)|*.app|All files|*", null);
 
-					if (ck2exePath == null) {
+					if (ck2exePath == null || ck2exePath.Length == 0) {
 						if (MessageBox.Show("This program cannot run without data from the Crusader Kings II installation directory. \n To find the directory in Steam: right-click the game in the library, Properties / Local Files / Browse Local Files.",
 																 "Exit Application?",
 																 MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void Main(string[] args) {
 					}
 					else {
                         dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(ck2exePath);
-                        if (!Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(dir, "interface")) || !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(dir, "gfx"))) {
+                        if (dir.Length == 0 || !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(dir, "interface")) || !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(dir, "gfx"))) {
                             MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you've selected Crusader Kings II game binary (CK2game.exe, ck2 or ck2.app) ? The selected folder doesn't contain expected interface/gfx data.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                             dir = null;
                             continue;
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ static void Main(string[] args) {
 		}
 
 		private static void SetDir(string dir) {
-			Stream stream = new FileStream("gamedir", FileMode.Create);
-			BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(stream);
+			Stream stream = new FileStream("gamedir.txt", FileMode.Create);
+			StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream);
 			writer.Write(dir);
-			stream.Close();
+            writer.Flush();
+            stream.Close();
 		}
 
 		private static void StartUI(string[] args) {

PortraitBuilder/UI/PortraitBuilderForm.cs

@@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ private void unregisterCustomProperties() {
 		}
 
 		private string readGameDir() {
-			Stream stream = new FileStream("gamedir", FileMode.Open);
-			BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
-			return reader.ReadString() + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+			Stream stream = new FileStream("gamedir.txt", FileMode.Open);
+            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+            String gameDir = reader.ReadToEnd();
+            logger.Info("Read gamedir: " + gameDir);
+            return gameDir;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>

PortraitBuilder/UI/Snippets.cs

@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ public static string OpenFileDialog(string sTitle, string sFilter, string sRetur
 				dFileDialog.CheckFileExists = true;
 				dFileDialog.CheckPathExists = true;
 				dFileDialog.Filter = sFilter;
+                dFileDialog.DereferenceLinks = true;
 
-				if (dFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
+
+                if (dFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
 					return dFileDialog.FileName;
 				} else {
 					return sReturn;

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td style="text-align:center">Travis</td>
-    <td>Mono 5.8</td>
+    <td>Mono 5.x</td>
     <td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://travis-ci.org/rquinio/PortraitBuilder"><img src="https://travis-ci.org/rquinio/PortraitBuilder.svg?branch=master" alt="Travis build status" /></a></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ See the dedicated [CK2 forum thread](https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.
 
 ## Mono users (Linux/Mac/Windows)
 
-- Install [Mono 5.8](http://www.mono-project.com/download/). Note: GTK# is not required.
+- Install [Mono 5.x](http://www.mono-project.com/download/). Note: GTK# is not required.
 - Run ". PortraitBuilder"
 - Select your CK2 game executable (ex: ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Crusader Kings II/ck2 or /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/crusader kings ii/ck2.app). This value is kept into a file "gamedir".
 - Errors are logged to a log.txt file
@@ -62,3 +62,11 @@ Main dependencies:
 To re-generate the Lexer/Parser from the grammar, install [Hime standalone distribution](https://bitbucket.org/cenotelie/hime/downloads/), and use the himecc command line utility:
 
 > himecc PortraitReader.gram -n PortraitBuilder.Parser
+
+### Using Ubunutu on Windows 10
+
+Create the following symlinks to simulate a CK2 Steam installation on Unix:
+
+- Game files: ln -s /mnt/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Steam ~/.local/share/Steam
+- Shortcut in home folder: ln -s ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Crusader\ Kings\ II ~/ck2
+- Mod folder: ln -s /mnt/c/Users/<user>/Documents/Paradox\ Interactive ~/.paradoxinteractive