Subject: Re: bug#75306: 31.0.50; Make `small-temporary-file-directory` variable obsolete

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:26:36 +0100

Björn Bidar <[email-masked]> writes:

Hi Björn,

>> And in the Tramp case, you break an existing interface. Users have been
>> instructed to change the value of small-temporary-file-directory when
>> needed. See (info "(tramp) Frequently Asked Questions"), which documents
>> a user problem reported on the <[email-masked]> ML.
>
> If the intend of the variable is the same as listed in the Tramp FAQ why
> not set it by default to /run/user/<uid>?
>
> For such use cases using /run/user/<uid> is much better as it more
> secure and on a ramdisk.

Because it isn't portable. The Tramp manual gives just an example.

Best regards, Michael.