Re: OT: TMPDIR
Re: OT: TMPDIR
- Subject: Re: OT: TMPDIR
- From: "Nathaniel Gray" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:37:18 -0800
On Nov 15, 2007 5:46 PM, Ben Byer <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Nov 15, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Nathaniel Gray wrote:
>
> > This is somewhat off-topic, but considering there are some actual
> > Apple BSD guys reading this list... What's up with the new TMPDIR
> > stuff in Leopard?
> >
> > [n8gray@golux]% env | grep TMP
> > TMPDIR=/var/folders/w4/w4D9BUXw2RWE7++8ZOIMn++++TU/-Tmp-/
> > [n8gray@golux]% ls /var/folders
> > +5/ 9e/ Qd/ w4/ zz/
>
>
> It's using Special launchd Sauce to securely create these
> directories. I don't yet know of any formal documentation, but you
> might take a peek at its implementation: http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.5/system_cmds-431/dirhelper.tproj/
Interesting...
Doing a major OS upgrade is like traveling to a new city.
Everything's the same ... but different.
Cheers,
-n8
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>>>-- Nathaniel Gray -- Caltech Computer Science ------>
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