On 2013/12/05 17:10, Ben Boeckel <maths...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 05, 2013 at 19:17:56 +0600, Denis Krjuchkov wrote: > > g_get_home_dir() works differently depending on GLib version. > > Newer GLib versions check $HOME first > > and if it's empty use getpwnam_r() to obtain home directory for > > currently user. > > Old versions go straight into using getpwnam_r(). > > What approach should we use? > > Please use $HOME then fall back to getpwnam_r().
Agree. $HOME is the "nearest" variable, one that can be customized easily by users. One can not override /etc/passwd entries easily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Musicpd-dev-team mailing list Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team
