2009/11/14 Michael Wild <them...@gmail.com>: > > Just using /tmp isn't such a good idea (because of predictability and > symlink attacks). Which is why on APPLE TMPDIR looks like for, but this > changes with each session. > > /var/folders/Z9/Z9lmRtS+E1CUYo8TIW8r8E+++TM/-Tmp-
I didn't know that property of "session-uniqueness" but that's pretty good. There is no such mechanism I am aware of on Linux > Probably you CAN use /tmp if on UNIX and TMPDIR is not set, but then you > should create a sub-directory with STRING(RANDOM ...) Yes I agree my primary reason for doing that (create a subdir) wasn't security but uniqueness, now I think one should require both by crafting a tmpdir from STRING(RANDOM ...) AND some USER specific data as a prefix or suffix like ENV(USER) or ENV(USERNAME). -- Erk Membre de l'April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - http://www.april.org _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
