On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Dominig ar Foll (Intel OTC) <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually there is a minor issue for $HOME directory. On the *NIX world, >> the actual user directory is /home/{username}. However, I proposed >> /opt/usr/uid instead of /opt/usr/username. There is subtle issue of >> assigning username in the literal form and I think using uid instead of >> username is fine. The file standard hierarchy does not specify the user >> directory name in detail and we just need to maintain symbolic link of /home >> correctly. > > I do not think that deriving from the reliable and well accepted method of > using the $HOME is the good idea. > Getting the $HOME from the environment is easy and reliable. It has proven > its value over the years.
If you want the home directory, use getpwnam or similar API. Don't rely on the environment. Cheers _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.tizen.org/listinfo/dev
