From e216acc3df0d71a2f4761be5b49326da8baf6a44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Allegretti <mightymarco4@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:07:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove stale static cache from Proton discovery

---
 src/gamelauncher.cpp | 15 +++------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/gamelauncher.cpp b/src/gamelauncher.cpp
index 5f0655f..c6b0623 100644
--- a/src/gamelauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/gamelauncher.cpp
@@ -204,14 +204,6 @@ static QString findSteamClientInstallPathFromProton(const QString &protonExe)
 
 static QString discoverDefaultProtonExecutable()
 {
-    static bool done = false;
-    static QString cached;
-
-    if (done) {
-        return cached;
-    }
-    done = true;
-
     QStringList candidates;
     for (const QString &root : steamCandidateRoots()) {
         const QString compatTools = root + QStringLiteral("/compatibilitytools.d");
@@ -247,16 +239,15 @@ static QString discoverDefaultProtonExecutable()
 
     for (const QString &c : candidates) {
         if (c.contains(QStringLiteral("Proton - Experimental"))) {
-            cached = c;
-            return cached;
+            return c;
         }
     }
 
     if (!candidates.isEmpty()) {
-        cached = candidates.constLast();
+        return candidates.constLast();
     }
 
-    return cached;
+    return {};
 }
 
 static QStringList steamCandidateRoots()