vkquake AUR package refuses to use standard Linux basedirs, insists on using my user directory

[mrbigmouth502]

Describe the bug
VKQuake refuses to use /usr/share/games/quake or /usr/share/quake as its basedir, and instead looks in my user directory.

To Reproduce
Install vkquake from the AUR, place your id1 directory in /usr/share/games/quake or /usr/share/quake, then try running it.

Expected behavior
VKQuake should look in /usr/share/games/quake or /usr/share/quake for game files and launch the game, as one would expect from nearly any sourceport.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: EndeavourOS KDE
• GPU: Radeon RX 5600 XTl
• GPU Driver: Whichever version of AMDGPU is in the 6.18.5-zen1-1-zen kernel

Additional context
VKQuake's own docs mention placing the music in /usr/share/quake, so I'm surprised it's not looking there for the game files. Might be an issue with the AUR package. In any case, I kind of don't want to have more random files and folders in my home directory than I already have.

UPDATE: I was looking at the post-install script in the AUR package, and it turns out it looks in ~/.vkquake/ by default. I also already copied the files there the other day, which is weird because I don't remember doing that. In any case, I had to rename my pak files to have lowercase filenames so that the game would run. Yay for case-sensitivity! /s

[j4reporting]

You have to add the option -basedir /usr/share/quake or -basedir /usr/share/games/quake to the command line.
Btw. AUR packages are maintained by other parties.

[mrbigmouth502]

OK, but why doesn't it look in the standard locations in the first place? That's why I've kept this issue open.

[j4reporting]

because it's not a standard location, although I guess a SYSTEMWIDE / SYSTEMDIR compile time option would be nice to have.

[mrbigmouth502]

The documentation itself mentions placing music files under /usr/share/quake/id1/music. Since that's the case, I think it's only logical to look under /usr/share/quake for the game files.

[j4reporting]

Do you know the meaning of ‘e.g.’?

default basedir is dirname $(which vkquake). As I said, it might be useful to have a systemwide override for basedir as a compile-time option.

[mrbigmouth502]

What detriment would there be in looking under /usr/share/quake/, /usr/share/games/quake or /usr/local/quake by default? A compile-time option to look in a specified directory would be nice to have, but searching common system-wide directories would be even better. IMO, it'd be best to do both.