Agree. Historically /var is for writable data and /tmp is temporary data,
and /var/tmp is persistent temporary data.
So for one extension perhaps….
config={
'Almanac': {
'Skymap': {
'enable':'true',
‘user_data’: ‘/var/tmp/Skymap’,
}
}
or anywhere the weewxd user can write to..,
On Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 9:47:28 PM UTC-8 Karen K wrote:
> vince schrieb am Sonntag, 30. November 2025 um 22:14:27 UTC+1:
>
> Does USER_DATA or USER_TMP or USER_VAR or WEEWX_TMP or the like make any
> sense ?
>
>
> If you ask me, then I would connect names including TMP to places, where
> data is saved a very short time, for example during installation or during
> one single report creation cycle. The data Skyfield saves is used for days
> and months and updated on a regular basis. It is a kind of database. So out
> of the examples USER_DATA or USER_VAR seem to me a better choice for such
> kind of data.
>
>
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"weewx-user" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To view this discussion visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/cc3dfdaa-d011-4647-b5aa-685f39c97865n%40googlegroups.com.
