Re: g_get_home_dir, g_get_tmp_dir

[Tor Lillqvist <tml hemuli tte vtt fi>]

> Should HOME be used on a Unix system in preference to querying
> someone's home directory via the UID/EUID of the process, and using
> getpwuid() ?

I think so, yes. What would be the purpose of HOME otherwise, if th
passwd entry had precedence? Isn't this how HOME is usually used?

> What about using P_tmpdir from <stdio.h> if it's defined, rather than
> /tmp?  Using /tmp on Solaris, for example is a bad idea, since that's 
> your swap space.  

You're correct. 

> At the very least, "/var/tmp" should be used.

Not all Unixen have a /var/tmp... P_tmpdir is good, and as a last
resort "/tmp".

--tml