Hello @jebez1, this issue is already being tracked at #604. Closing as a duplicate.
No @kisak-valve
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/604 is "shared wineprefixes" (call it Proton or Wine prefix?), 2 or more Proton prefixes, so the solution is LAUNCH OPTIONS: STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=proton_prefix_path %command%
me it's "single Proton prefix", only 1.
Feature Request
I confirm:
contain this feature already.
Description
On Linux, Proton, whenever a Steam Windows software, a .exe or .msi file is played the 1st time, a new steamapps/compatdata/a_number folder with inside a new Proton prefix is created.
But it's possible to have Windows softwares in a single Proton Prefix, as Wine.
The key is:
LAUNCH OPTIONS: STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=proton_prefix_path %command%
I wrote a guide https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3378517770 about this.
But this option must be written for each Windows softwares, so to avoid this, the feature request:
the single Proton prefix by default, or as option in general (e.g. in Settings, Compatibility,
checkboxSingle Proton prefix) with the choice of the Proton prefix path.