i believe the answer is the decision was made pre-rails 1.2 which added tmp/* to the rails directory tree. plus maybe other frameworks dont have tmp/pids and log was a safe default.
don On May 7, 2007, at 11:39 AM, Doug Smith wrote: > I have thought this as well -- but it's not just Mongrel that does > this. Ferret's DRb server also puts the .pid file into the logs > directory. I'd prefer a dedicated location myself. > > Thanks, > > Doug > > On 5/7/07, Matt Zukowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Just out of curiosity, why does mongrel_rails by default put its .pid >> files in the log directory rather than in tmp or tmp/pids? Putting >> them >> in the log directory seems to me like a strange decision, since >> they're >> not logs -- they're temporary state files. >> >> >> This e-mail message is privileged, confidential and subject to >> copyright. Any unauthorized use or disclosure is prohibited. >> Le contenu du pr'esent courriel est privil'egi'e, confidentiel et >> soumis `a des droits d'auteur. Il est interdit de l'utiliser ou de >> le divulguer sans autorisation. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mongrel-users mailing list >> Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users >> > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
