X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4B13FCBE.3070506@gmail.com> References: <4B13CB3A.7070909@alice.it> <4B13F7D6.1000204@cornell.edu> <4B13FCBE.3070506@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:22:41 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: cygwin-1.7.0-67 From: Robert Pendell To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Dave Korn wrote: > Ken Brown wrote: >> On 11/30/2009 11:23 AM, Robert Pendell wrote: > >>> I guess a side question here is if TMP does not exist then should it >>> be defaulting to the system wide TEMP variable, the one defined in >>> .bashrc for the user or should it even be created at all? =C2=A0I poste= d an >>> strace and it shows TEMP set to /tmp but patch still uses TMP instead >>> and since TMP doesn't exist it looks like cygwin sets TMP to the >>> system wide one by default. >> >> Are you sure TMP doesn't exist? =C2=A0On my system TMP is set in the Win= dows >> environment. =C2=A0Cygwin just takes that variable and converts the file= name >> to Unix format. =C2=A0So unless you unset TMP somewhere in your startup >> files, TMP will exist (at least in XP; I don't have experience with >> other systems). > > =C2=A0I think this is the nub of it. =C2=A0On posix systems the /tmp dir = is a vital > system directory, and cygwin should not import the windows version of it, > because unlike the real /tmp dir it won't have been created with the right > posix perms by setup.exe. > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0cheers, > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0DaveK > Is there a reason for not using the cygwin /tmp folder by default? Sorry but I am trying to scratch a curiosity itch at this point. Robert Pendell shinji@elite-systems.org CAcert Assurer "A perfect world is one of chaos." -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple