Yes indeed, and that's something new for me. It was documented just a few
weeks ago. Thanks a lot! Looks cleaner that way.

So someone was in my same situation, or is there another useful reason for
having that var?

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote:

> On 3/19/15, Abilio Marques <abili...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Actually they do allow (and sometimes encourage) you to connect over ssh,
> > and they have bash with history... but the file is written inside a
> > directory called $HOME/data (which is writeable).
>
> In your .bashrc script (wherever that is) can you just add a line that
> says:
>
>     export FOSSIL_HOME=$HOME/data
>
> That will probably get it working better for you.
>
> >
> > Openshift is a nice service. I've used it for some time now, no issues
> > whatsoever, but (there is always a but)... sometimes they take the way
> > people normally work in UNIX, put it in a blender, and serve that. Even
> > regular applications like wordpress get completely modified beyond
> > recognition (I'm talking about directory structure).
> >
> > I suppose it has something to do with the fact they sell the product as a
> > PaaS, so it's easy to setup and run from the outside. Yet, under the
> hood,
> > they've got the most complicated ways to make it work. $HOME pointing to
> a
> > non writable directory goes with that philosophy.
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Stephan Beal <sgb...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Presumably they don't expect users to use the shell, as the shell
> history
> >> is also (normally) saved in the home dir (except in some ultra-pedantic
> >> setups where the history is stored in a place where the user cannot
> >> access/edit it).
> >>
> >> ----- stephan
> >> Sent from a mobile device, possibly from bed. Please excuse brevity and
> >> typos.
> >> On Mar 19, 2015 11:24 PM, "Ron W" <ronw.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:14 PM, Abilio Marques <abili...@gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> But you're right, now that I think about it, is the only time I've
> ever
> >>>> seen a home directory not owned by the corresponding user but by root.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Does the hosting service provide special commands for creating
> >>> directories and files in your home directory?
> >>>
> >>>
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