Re: [dev] [dmenu] Patch for XDG Base Directory specification of dmenu_path

From: Kurt H Maier <karmaflux_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:59:44 -0500

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Troels Henriksen <athas_AT_sigkill.dk> wrote:
> Anselm R Garbe <anselm_AT_garbe.us> writes:
>> On Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 06:04:45PM +0000, Bjartur Thorlacius wrote:
>>> I think storing cache files under $HOME is even odder. $HOME is quite
>>> often accessed over a network. Storing it under /var seems saner.
>>
>> Or /tmp as it was in the earlier days.
>
> /tmp is wiped on system reboot, while you might like your dmenu cache to
> live a little longer than that.

1) I go a pretty long time between reboots

2) /tmp is not always wiped on reboot -- that's distribution-specific.

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# Kurt H Maier
Received on Sun Jan 02 2011 - 16:59:44 CET

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