On Wednesday 15 February 2006 05:01, Duncan wrote: > By definition, /tmp and /var/tmp should be multi-boot combineable, and > combineable between the two, as well (my /var/tmp is simply a symlink > to /tmp, altho on a multi-human-user system, there are security issues > one should consider before doing it -- yet another place to "don't do > it without some thought, first" <g>), because the data is by definition > "temporary", which in this case is defined as "not needing to survive a > reboot".
In principle they are multi-boot combinable. However "/var/tmp" is supposed to be cleaned less than "/tmp". Preferably only when space is an issue. Portage for example stores things there like the ccache cache. While removing it will not cause any problems, the cache is then destroyed, so things go slower. /var/tmp is more meant for stuff that is temporary, but saves time, while /tmp is for stuff that is just temporary (often very shortly) and may be destroyed any time. Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Gentoo Developer Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net
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