GNU bug report logs - #2107
temp-file-name-pattern vs temporary-file-directory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:55:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Roland Winkler <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc: 2107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#2107: temp-file-name-pattern vs temporary-file-directory
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:13:20 -0500

> Recently I learned about the variable temp-file-name-pattern when
> under odd circumstances I didn't have access to /tmp. I was
> surprised that the default value of this variable was
> /tmp/emacsXXXXXX, thus ignoring my setting of
> temporary-file-directory. Shouldn't temp-file-name-pattern take into
> account the value of temporary-file-directory?

It looks like temp-file-name-pattern is specific to call-process-region,
and predates temporary-file-directory.  call-process-region indeed
should be updated to use either make-temp-file or at least
temporary-file-directory.  And temp-file-name-pattern should be dropped.


        Stefan
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