Subject: [SHEPHERD PATCH] shepherd: Move log file to XDG_CACHE_DIR.

From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:20:17 +0300

* modules/shepherd/support.scm (%user-log-dir): New variable.
(user-default-log-file): Use it.
* doc/shepherd.texi: (Invoking shepherd): Adjust listed default log
file.
* tests/basic.sh: Adjust for separate log directory.
---
 doc/shepherd.texi            |  2 +-
 modules/shepherd/support.scm | 10 ++++++++--
 tests/basic.sh               |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/shepherd.texi b/doc/shepherd.texi
index 696477e..0c3901e 100644
--- a/doc/shepherd.texi
+++ b/doc/shepherd.texi
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ permissions are not as expected.
 Log output into @var{file}.
 
 For unprivileged users, the default log file is
-@file{$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/shepherd/shepherd.log}.
+@file{$XDG_CACHE_DIR/shepherd/shepherd.log}.
 
 @cindex syslog
 When running as root, the default behavior is to connect to
diff --git a/modules/shepherd/support.scm b/modules/shepherd/support.scm
index cdb7b35..008b280 100644
--- a/modules/shepherd/support.scm
+++ b/modules/shepherd/support.scm
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.")))
                      (string-append user-homedir "/.config"))
                  "/shepherd"))
 
+(define %user-log-dir
+  ;; Default log directory if shepherd is run as a normal user.
+  (string-append (or (getenv "XDG_CACHE_DIR")
+                     (string-append user-homedir "/.cache"))
+                 "/shepherd"))
+
 (define %user-runtime-dir
   ;; Default runtime directory if shepherd is run as a normal user.
   (string-append (or (getenv "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
@@ -302,8 +308,8 @@ TARGET should be a string representing a filepath + name."
 ;; Logging.
 (define (user-default-log-file)
   "Return the file name of the user's default log file."
-  (mkdir-p %user-config-dir #o700)
-  (string-append %user-config-dir "/shepherd.log"))
+  (mkdir-p %user-log-dir #o700)
+  (string-append %user-log-dir "/shepherd.log"))
 
 (define default-logfile-date-format
   ;; 'strftime' format string to prefix each entry in the log.
diff --git a/tests/basic.sh b/tests/basic.sh
index a6148fc..145c0d3 100644
--- a/tests/basic.sh
+++ b/tests/basic.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ herd --version
 socket="t-socket-$$"
 conf="t-conf-$$"
 confdir="t-confdir-$$"
+cachedir="t-cachedir-$$"
 log="t-log-$$"
 stamp="t-stamp-$$"
 pid="t-pid-$$"
@@ -259,7 +260,9 @@ test -f "$log"
 
 # Set XDG_CONFIG_HOME for configuration files.
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$confdir
+export XDG_CACHE_DIR=$cachedir
 mkdir -p $confdir/shepherd
+mkdir -p $cachedir/shepherd
 mv $conf $confdir/shepherd/init.scm
 rm -f "$pid" "$socket"
 shepherd -I -s "$socket" --pid="$pid" &
@@ -281,3 +284,4 @@ $herd stop root
 ! kill -0 $shepherd_pid
 
 rm -rf $confdir
+rm -rf $cachedir
-- 
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