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Re: [PATCH] fix mktemp (remove mktemp ;)

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PJPaul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Date
Apr 16, 2005, 23:46 UTC
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<20050416164658.05bebed3.pj@sgi.com>
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<20050416233626.GV9461@lug-owl.de>
> /usr/tmp/ ??? Hey, /usr may be mounted read-only!  Why not just use /tmp ?
Sure - that's fine to change.  Those that care will have TMPDIR set anyway.

I probably made that choice of /usr/tmp for the fallback 10 or 20 years ago, and have never had reason to revisit it. I have long forgotten why I made that choice.

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  1. fix mktemp (remove mktemp ;)Paul Jackson, Apr 16, 2005
  2. missing mkdir -p flag in gitdiff-doPaul Jackson, Apr 16, 2005
  3. optimize gitdiff-do scriptPaul Jackson, Apr 16, 2005
  4. Petr BaudisApr 16, 2005
  5. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  6. Paul JacksonApr 18, 2005
  7. Petr BaudisApr 18, 2005
  8. Paul JacksonApr 18, 2005
  9. Paul JacksonMay 10, 2005
  10. Jan-Benedict GlawApr 16, 2005
  11. Paul JacksonApr 16, 2005
  12. Petr BaudisApr 16, 2005
  13. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  14. Dave JonesApr 17, 2005
  15. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  16. Dave JonesApr 17, 2005
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  23. Herbert XuApr 18, 2005
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