Issues with /tmp/mc-$USER directory
Pavel Roskin
proski at gnu.org
Thu Dec 26 11:13:13 UTC 2002
Hello!
> Why don't you skip the first step, and just do the second? :) Easier to
> implement just one version, less code -> less bugs and "more safe" (?).
I agree. It's better to choose one solution. However, it could be the
first step.
> Just another question: what happens, if there's no /tmp directory (I
> don't know OS like this)? I mean if the distribution uses for example
> the name /temp. I don't know it mc has to care about it.
Yes, unlike many other programs, mc has to care. It shouldn't blindly try
to create directories with random names inside a non-existing temporary
directory.
By the way, whenever we are talking about /tmp, it's assumed that it can
be redefined by the TMPDIR environment variable. So if somebody creates
/tmp/mc-yourname or /tmp is missing, you can set TMPDIR=$HOME/tmp and have
all temporary files in your home directory.
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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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