Update run_desktop.sh to fix settings being ignored

QuasiKili · web-flow · commit 5587e457a9ec · 2026-01-20T16:58:01.000+01:00
Script would not be able to start in dark mode, config.json was backed up but never used. config.json is not backed up anymore, change if this is needed still.
We overwrite the auto_start_app if we launch it with a specific app.
diff --git a/scripts/run_desktop.sh b/scripts/run_desktop.sh
@@ -62,11 +62,16 @@ if [ -f "$script" ]; then
 	"$binary"  -v -i "$script"
 else
 	echo "Running app $script"
-	mv data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json.backup
-	# When $script is empty, it just doesn't find the app and stays at the launcher
-	echo '{"auto_start_app": "'$script'"}' > data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json
+	CONFIG_FILE="data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json"
+	# Check if config.json exists
+	if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+		# Update the auto_start_app field using sed
+		sed -i '' -e 's/"auto_start_app": ".*"/"auto_start_app": "'$script'"/' "$CONFIG_FILE"
+	else
+		# If config.json doesn't exist, create it with auto_start_app
+		echo '{"auto_start_app": "'$script'"}' > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+	fi
 	"$binary" -X heapsize=$HEAPSIZE  -v -i -c "$(cat main.py)"
-	mv data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json.backup data/com.micropythonos.settings/config.json
 fi
 
 popd
