OK i basically give in on the temporary file issue.
i still think it's idealistic to expect applications to clean up
their old temporary files *on startup*, but i'll admit that, as
usual, developer discipline is the best solution to the temporary
file, if not *any*, issue!
on the subject of F
oh yes it should :-)
ok so maybe the unconventional Android application lifecycle changes
the game a bit wrt temporary files, in the sense that "system
startup" (etc), with accompanying cleanup, doesn't happen that often.
but still, trusting those applications to keep track of their
temporary
thanks for the response.
IMHO the Android filesystem should have a /tmp directory, which is
used for temporary files when /sdcard isn't connected to anything. i
realise that Android is very much a bazaar rather than a cathedral,
but advising people to put temp files wherever they want is askin
hi justin,
thanks for the response.
supposing i'm running on a real device and the user doesn't have an
SD card. then what?
thanks,
j
>You should put temporary files somewhere in /sdcard, as generally this
>will have more available space than a device's internal storage. For
>this to work
is there a good spot in the filesystem to park temporary files?
i notice from rummaging around that there is no /tmp on this Linux
box, and File.getTempFile() fails, with the error "can't create
/sdcard/$filename".
(and android error messages should be more informative in general, IMHO.)
--~
5 matches
Mail list logo
