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

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:56:03 +0100

Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]> writes:

Hi Stefan,

> I think the variable doesn't make much sense these days, and should be
> made obsolete.  Note that it is barely used in Emacs and third-party
> packages.
>
> However, Tramp recently started using the variable as a place to create
> OpenSSH Unix domain sockets.  May I suggest that Tramp uses some other
> variable for this purpose, perhaps a Tramp specific one?

Is there a reason that it must be changed? What are the advantages? Does
it hurt to keep the user option?

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.

Best regards, Michael.