---
pyximport/pyximport.py | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pyximport/pyximport.py b/pyximport/pyximport.py
index 4fd7fe9..710c5eb 100644
--- a/pyximport/pyximport.py
+++ b/pyximport/pyximport.py
@@ -466,9 +466,10 @@ def install(pyximport=True, pyimport=False,
build_dir=None, build_in_temp=True,
will not work for most .py files, and will therefore only slow
down your imports. Use at your own risk.
- By default, compiled modules will end up in a ``.pyxbld``
- directory in the user's home directory. Passing a different path
- as ``build_dir`` will override this.
+ By default, compiled modules will end up in a ``pyxbld`` directory
+ in the directory pointed by the ``XDG_CACHE_HOME`` environment
+ variable, or in ``~/.cache/pyxbld`` if ``XDG_CACHE_HOME`` isn’t
+ set. Passing a different path as ``build_dir`` will override this.
``build_in_temp=False`` will produce the C files locally. Working
with complex dependencies and debugging becomes more easy. This
@@ -501,8 +502,9 @@ def install(pyximport=True, pyimport=False, build_dir=None,
build_in_temp=True,
runtime for .py files and Py2 for .pyx files.
"""
if not build_dir:
- build_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.pyxbld')
-
+ build_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get('XDG_CACHE_HOME',
+ os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.cache')), 'pyxbld')
+
global pyxargs
pyxargs = PyxArgs() #$pycheck_no
pyxargs.build_dir = build_dir
--
2.3.5
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