Re: [Chicken-hackers] ep

[John Cowan]

Mario Domenech Goulart scripsit:

> My concern is with regard to environments where the user home directory
> cannot be determined (e.g., no HOME environment variable, no home
> directory set in /etc/passwd etc.).

I think if there is no $HOME and no /etc/passwd entry, you should just assume
/home/$username, and if you don't know that, go with /home/nobody or something
equally improbable.  Your system has to be pretty broken before you
get to that state, and you have more immediate problems than a malfunctioning
Chicken app.

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And through this revolting graveyard of the universe the muffled, maddening
beating of drums, and thin, monotonous whine of blasphemous flutes from
inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond Time; the detestable pounding
and piping whereunto dance slowly, awkwardly, and absurdly the gigantic
tenebrous ultimate gods --the blind, voiceless, mindless gargoyles whose soul
is Nyarlathotep. (Lovecraft)   John Cowan  address@hidden