[Michael Biebl] > For the examples I mentioned, those files don't need to be > persistent, so /var/tmp would not be the right place.
I must have been unclear. /var/tmp/ is not for persistent data. It is for temporary data, but not expected to disappear during boot. /tmp/ is for temporary data which is expected to disappear during boot. Persistent data go in /var/lib/ or another more sensible location. :) > Well, I don't consider programs using /tmp for large temporary files > as buggy as long as someone can provide reference for it. I am not trying to convince you, I am just trying to explain how things work. These days, I do not have the spare time available that is needed to try to convince you. :) It might interest you to know that on Solaris, /tmp/ has been a RAM file system for probably 15 years now, and any portable program need to take the simple fact that /tmp/ is not for large files. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
