Bug#612042: quassel-core inappropriately uses /var/cache for data and configuration
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 23:08:40 -0600, Tony Gies wrote: Package: quassel-core Version: 0.7.1-1 quassel-core stores things in /var/cache it oughtn't: $ ls -A /var/cache/quassel .config quasselCert.pem quasselcore.conf quassel-storage.sqlite Quoting the Linux FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARCACHEAPPLICATIONCACHEDATA): /var/cache is intended for cached data from applications. Such data is locally generated as a result of time-consuming I/O or calculation. The application must be able to regenerate or restore the data. This is clearly not true of the quassel configuration file nor the SQLite database in which all chat logs and other user data are stored. It is supposed to be possible to blow away the contents of /var/cache without any actual loss of data, but that is not the case for this package. /var/lib/quassel would be a more appropriate location according to the FHS and (my interpretation of) Debian's interpretation of them. THX for pointing this out - I'll have a look. Take care, Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#612042: quassel-core inappropriately uses /var/cache for data and configuration
Package: quassel-core Version: 0.7.1-1 quassel-core stores things in /var/cache it oughtn't: $ ls -A /var/cache/quassel .config quasselCert.pem quasselcore.conf quassel-storage.sqlite Quoting the Linux FHS (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARCACHEAPPLICATIONCACHEDATA): /var/cache is intended for cached data from applications. Such data is locally generated as a result of time-consuming I/O or calculation. The application must be able to regenerate or restore the data. This is clearly not true of the quassel configuration file nor the SQLite database in which all chat logs and other user data are stored. It is supposed to be possible to blow away the contents of /var/cache without any actual loss of data, but that is not the case for this package. /var/lib/quassel would be a more appropriate location according to the FHS and (my interpretation of) Debian's interpretation of them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
