The version dropdown sat silently empty when the GitHub manifest
fetch 404'd (private repo, network down, etc.) and there was no
DORKNET_LOCAL_MANIFEST to fall back to. Two fixes:
- csproj copies the repo-root versions.json next to dorknet.exe on
build, and LocalOverrides.GetLocalManifestPath checks that path
as a fallback after the env var. Dev checkouts against a private
repo now Just Work — no env vars needed.
- When the manifest can't be loaded, RefreshManifestAsync now
inserts a disabled placeholder "(no versions - check internet or
set DORKNET_LOCAL_MANIFEST)" in the dropdown so the user sees the
problem at a glance instead of a silent blank.
- LocalOverrides.DescribeManifestSource shows in Settings whether
the active manifest came from the env var, the side-by-side
fallback, or the live GitHub fetch.
Previously DescribeActive() only returned overrides when the path
resolved, so DORKNET_LOCAL_RELEASES set to a typo'd or unmounted
path would silently fall through to the GitHub fetch and the
Settings panel would stay hidden. Now the panel shows the env
var value with a [SET BUT NOT FOUND on disk] tag when the path
isn't there, so the user can debug 'I set it but it didn't work'
without reading the source.
Set DORKNET_LOCAL_MANIFEST and/or DORKNET_LOCAL_RELEASES to point
the launcher at on-disk artifacts instead of the public repo:
- DORKNET_LOCAL_MANIFEST: full path to a versions.json file.
VersionsManifest.FetchAsync reads it from disk and skips the
GitHub round-trip.
- DORKNET_LOCAL_RELEASES: path to a directory laid out as
{root}/{version_key}/server/ + .../patcher/. EnsureServerAsync /
EnsurePatcherAsync return those paths in-place — no download,
no copy, no marker files.
Both are silent no-ops when unset / missing on disk, so it's safe
to leave them set permanently in a dev profile. When at least one
is active, the Settings view surfaces a "Dev overrides active"
panel listing the paths so it's obvious the launcher isn't using
the public manifest.
Lets contributors iterate on per-version branch changes against
the launcher UI without needing to tag a public Release.
Alexa