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31.0.50; Make `small-temporary-file-directory` variable obsolete

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Message #32 received at 75306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
Cc: "Michael Albinus via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
 text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, 75306 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#75306: 31.0.50; Make `small-temporary-file-directory`
 variable obsolete
Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:26:36 +0100

Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de> 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 <tramp-devel <at> gnu.org> 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.

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