GNU bug report logs - #71732
30.0.50; [FR] xdg: provide an ability to create XDG directory, if it does not exist

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>

Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 09:40:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 71732 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de, 71732 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71732: 30.0.50; [FR] xdg: provide an ability to create XDG
 directory, if it does not exist
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:28:48 +0000
Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> I am asking to provide an API function that will create XDG dir with
>> appropriately assignment permissions. It will be up to the xdg.el caller
>> to use that API function.
>
> Like I said earlier: this is a two-liner:
>
>   (with-file-modes 0700
>     (make-directory DIR t))
>
> where the value 0700 is something the Lisp program should control.

Yes, it is a two-liner, but 0700 requires familiarity with XDG.

> I see no reason to provide an API for such simple code, let alone do
> that in xdg.el.
>
> And if you still don't agree, let's at least agree to disagree.
> because this argument begins to revisit what was already said.

Ok. Then, feel free to close the feature request.

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