Re: Cannot quit, when tmp-dir is missing
Thierry Lemeunier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | I think you can change the location of the the tmp directory | in your ~/.lyxrc/lyxrc file. | | It's more simple than change your script ;-) Yes, but other programs are also likely to be bitten by this. Lgb
Re: Cannot quit, when tmp-dir is missing
Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > > Hello Lyxers, > > i have a script which deletes from time to time things in /tmp > > When lyx is running and the script deletes temporary lyx-files in > /tmp, you can not quit lyx. Lyx complains: > > Error! Couldn't delete temporary directory > > It is certainly a feature. But is it necessary? ;-) > > Ciao! > juh > Hi, I think you can change the location of the the tmp directory in your ~/.lyxrc/lyxrc file. It's more simple than change your script ;-) Thy - Thierry LEMEUNIER Equipe Langue et Dialogue - Laboratoire d'Informatique de L'Universite du Maine Institut d'Informatique Claude Chappe rue Laennec F72085 LE MANS CEDEX 9 - Tel : 33/0 2 4383 3865 Fax : 33/0 2 4383 3868 mailto : [EMAIL PROTECTED] webpage : http://www-ic2.univ-lemans.fr/~lemeunie/ -
Re: Cannot quit, when tmp-dir is missing
Juergen Vigna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On 22-Sep-99 Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: | > Hello Lyxers, | > | > i have a script which deletes from time to time things in /tmp | > | > When lyx is running and the script deletes temporary lyx-files in | > /tmp, you can not quit lyx. Lyx complains: | > | > Error! Couldn't delete temporary directory | > | > It is certainly a feature. But is it necessary? ;-) | > | | You should maybe revise your script and look at the timestamp of | things you delete :) Yup. This kind of script will certainly kill/break/render a running LyX unusable. What about using find to only delete files that has not been modified/accessed for say 2 days? (or whatever) Lgb
RE: Cannot quit, when tmp-dir is missing
On 22-Sep-99 Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > Hello Lyxers, > > i have a script which deletes from time to time things in /tmp > > When lyx is running and the script deletes temporary lyx-files in > /tmp, you can not quit lyx. Lyx complains: > > Error! Couldn't delete temporary directory > > It is certainly a feature. But is it necessary? ;-) > You should maybe revise your script and look at the timestamp of things you delete :) Greets Jürgen -._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._ Dr. Jürgen Vigna E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gerbergasse 60Tel:+39-0471-450260 I-39100 Bozen Fax:+39-0471-970042 ITALY Web:http://www.sad.it/~jug Welcome to Utah. If you think our liquor laws are funny, you should see our underwear! -._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._
