Re: Weston should fallback if XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set as per the XDG specification
I believe Steve Langasek (vorlon) who updated mountall from 2.38 to 2.40 in Ubuntu (which added preliminary support for XDG_RUNTIME_DIR) is also working on the PAM module (the second half of XDG_RUNTIME_DIR support). So hopefully we will see Ubuntu have XDG_RUNTIME_DIR support soon. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Pekka Paalanen wrote: > On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 22:03:32 +0200 > "Fred ." wrote: > >> http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables >> >> "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall back to a >> replacement directory with similar capabilities and print a warning >> message." >> >> Weston produces the following error message when XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. >> [21:43:53.365] fatal: environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. > > Yeah, but there is no replacement we know of. > http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2012-June/003935.html > > And another quote from IRC: > > 22:52 < smallfoot-> weston should work without XDG_RUNTIME_DIR > 22:52 < smallfoot-> as per the spec > 22:52 < smallfoot-> > http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables > 22:52 < smallfoot-> "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall > back to a replacement directory > with similar capabilities and print a warning message. " > 23:20 < krh> smallfoot-: the funny thing is, there is no directory with > similar capabilities > 23:33 < smallfoot-> krh, oh, maybe ~/tmp/ or /tmp/ or /run/user/ ? > 23:34 < smallfoot-> today mountall was updated in ubuntu from 2.38 to 2.40 > which have /run/user/ and the prel > iminary work for XDG_RUNTIME_SUPPORT, the other part is missing is a PAM > module > 23:36 < smallfoot-> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/consolekit/+bug/894391 > 23:38 < thiago> $HOME could be network-mounted > 23:38 < thiago> it could also be SMB, which means no sockets > 23:38 < thiago> /tmp is insecure, since other users can write to it > 23:39 < thiago> and /run/user/$USER *is* XDG_RUNTIME_DIR. If your distro > creates it, why doesn't it set the v > ariable? > 23:43 < smallfoot-> oh > 23:43 < thiago> but we could create a secure dir in /tmp > > And that's where it left last time. > > > Thanks, > pq ___ wayland-devel mailing list wayland-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel
Re: Weston should fallback if XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set as per the XDG specification
On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 22:03:32 +0200 "Fred ." wrote: > http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables > > "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall back to a > replacement directory with similar capabilities and print a warning > message." > > Weston produces the following error message when XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. > [21:43:53.365] fatal: environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. Yeah, but there is no replacement we know of. http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2012-June/003935.html And another quote from IRC: 22:52 < smallfoot-> weston should work without XDG_RUNTIME_DIR 22:52 < smallfoot-> as per the spec 22:52 < smallfoot-> http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables 22:52 < smallfoot-> "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall back to a replacement directory with similar capabilities and print a warning message. " 23:20 < krh> smallfoot-: the funny thing is, there is no directory with similar capabilities 23:33 < smallfoot-> krh, oh, maybe ~/tmp/ or /tmp/ or /run/user/ ? 23:34 < smallfoot-> today mountall was updated in ubuntu from 2.38 to 2.40 which have /run/user/ and the prel iminary work for XDG_RUNTIME_SUPPORT, the other part is missing is a PAM module 23:36 < smallfoot-> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/consolekit/+bug/894391 23:38 < thiago> $HOME could be network-mounted 23:38 < thiago> it could also be SMB, which means no sockets 23:38 < thiago> /tmp is insecure, since other users can write to it 23:39 < thiago> and /run/user/$USER *is* XDG_RUNTIME_DIR. If your distro creates it, why doesn't it set the v ariable? 23:43 < smallfoot-> oh 23:43 < thiago> but we could create a secure dir in /tmp And that's where it left last time. Thanks, pq ___ wayland-devel mailing list wayland-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel
Weston should fallback if XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set as per the XDG specification
http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall back to a replacement directory with similar capabilities and print a warning message." Weston produces the following error message when XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. [21:43:53.365] fatal: environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. ___ wayland-devel mailing list wayland-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel
Weston should fallback if XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set as per the XDG specification
http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html#variables "If $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set applications should fall back to a replacement directory with similar capabilities and print a warning message." Weston produces the following error message when XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. [21:43:53.365] fatal: environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set. ___ wayland-devel mailing list wayland-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel
