store prefs in depot_path/prefs

As a stopgap until we get proper package options (JuliaLang/Juleps#38), store JUPYTER preference in depot_path/prefs/IJulia so that it isn't forgotten when IJulia is updated. See also JuliaPy/PyCall.jl#589
JuliaLang · Oct 12, 2018 · 73d2366 · 73d2366
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commit 73d2366
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diff --git a/deps/build.jl b/deps/build.jl
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ function prog_version(prog)
         return v"0.0"
     end
 end
+
+const prefsfile = joinpath(first(DEPOT_PATH), "prefs", "IJulia")
+mkpath(dirname(prefsfile))
 
-global jupyter = get(ENV, "JUPYTER", isfile("JUPYTER") ? readchomp("JUPYTER") : Compat.Sys.isunix() && !Compat.Sys.isapple() ? "jupyter" : "")
+global jupyter = get(ENV, "JUPYTER", isfile(prefsfile) ? readchomp(prefsfile) : Compat.Sys.isunix() && !Compat.Sys.isapple() ? "jupyter" : "")
 if isempty(jupyter)
     jupyter_vers = nothing
 else
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ deps = """
 if !isfile("deps.jl") || read("deps.jl", String) != deps
     write("deps.jl", deps)
 end
-write("JUPYTER", jupyter)
+write(prefsfile, jupyter)
 
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