This is just to let you know that there is a bug open for this: http://bugzilla.qooxdoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2354 where I try to capture the essence of this thread. People with lasting interest should check it and maybe add themselves to cc there.
T. Derrell Lipman wrote: > >From the weekly news: > > > Cache Stuff > > The default path of the cache folder has been changed, it's now in a > system-dependent temp directory. The system- > > dependent temp directory will be something like /tmp on *ix systems > > Most Linux distributions either clear out /tmp each time the computer > boots, or mount /tmp on a virtual file system (e.g. tmpfs) that is > recreated on each boot. I believe this means that on a laptop that is > rebooted a few times each day, an application in development would > require a complete rebuild following each boot -- a very long process, > of course, with any substantial application. > > The concept of putting a single cache someplace on the machine for > general use is fabulous. Putting them in TMPDIR is less desirable, and > changing TMPDIR in order to put cache files elsewhere is no good since > most applications use TMPDIR as a place to put their temporary files, > and those files should, in fact, be deleted if they still exist, upon > the next boot. I would suggest using a different environment variable > variable name, e.g. QOOXDOO_CACHE_DIR, with a fallback to TMPDIR. If > QOOXDOO_CACHE_DIR is not found in the environment, a warning should be > issued (but not in -q "quiet" mode) because falling back to TMPDIR > will cause the problem described above on each boot, causing a poor > user experience of long build times. Maybe a suggestion of how to add > it to .profile could be provided. > > Derrell > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT > is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet > the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & > iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian > Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > qooxdoo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
