PSPP-BUG: [bug #33483] temporary directory

[Harry Thijssen]

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #33483 (project pspp):

TMPDIR is indeed very unusual on MSWindows. TEMP is the preferred variable.

I am thinking of using a temporary patch for this in the MSWindows package.

I guess changing: 
  if (try_tmpdir)
    {
      d = __secure_getenv ("TMPDIR");
      if (d != NULL && direxists (d))
        dir = d;
      else if (dir != NULL && direxists (dir))
        /* nothing */ ;
      else
        dir = NULL;
    }
to
    {
      d = __secure_getenv ("TMPDIR");
      if (d != NULL && direxists (d))
        dir = d;
      else {
        d = __secure_getenv ("TEMPDIR");
        if (d != NULL && direxists (d))
          dir = d;
        else if (dir != NULL && direxists (dir))
          /* nothing */ ;
        else
          dir = NULL;
       }
    }
at line 99 would fix the issue of the place where the directory is created.
But this leaves the issue of the large files not being removed. 1 user had 3,4
Gb temporary files stored. If this is on the TEMP directory, fortunately the
directory is cleaned by several garbage collection tools like the one form
MSWindows itself.

I think it would be good to ask the gnulib list to add the TEMP variable and
also ask why the files are not deleted. Maybe it is just a minor issue. 


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