Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:40:11 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compiler temp files in /var/tmp?!? Message-ID: <19980918184011.46557@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199809181634.KAA25157@mt.sri.com>; from Nate Williams on Fri, Sep 18, 1998 at 10:34:51AM -0600 References: <19980918180324.23697@follo.net> <199809181634.KAA25157@mt.sri.com>
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On Fri, Sep 18, 1998 at 10:34:51AM -0600, Nate Williams wrote: > > Something (and I've not yet investigated closely what) is writing to > > (or at least accessing) /var/tmp for each kernel source file[1] that > > is compiled on my box. I quote from hier(7): > > > > /var/ multi-purpose log, temporary, transient, and spool files > > tmp/ temporary files that are kept between system reboots > > > > > > I'm not able to find any reference to var/tmp in the gcc sources (and > > I have none in my environment). > > Have you set TMPDIR to /var/tmp? No. That's part of what I was referring to with 'and I have none in my environment'. It seems to be using /var/tmp by default. It keep working if I unmount the disk /var/tmp is symlinked into (I assume by using /tmp instead). Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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