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Re: [PATCH 5/5] [mingw]: Use $LOCALAPPDATA as a possible root for cached
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Jan Nieuwenhuizen |
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Re: [PATCH 5/5] [mingw]: Use $LOCALAPPDATA as a possible root for cachedir. |
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Fri, 20 May 2011 16:03:22 +0200 |
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Andy Wingo writes:
>> * libguile/load.c (scm_init_load_path) [MINGW32]: Use $LOCALAPPDATA
>> to avoid having a NULL cachedir, while still allowing override by
>> using $XDG_CACHE_HOME.
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> What sets LOCALAPPDATA? If it is the right thing on Windows then I am
> OK with applying this patch.
Asking google, it seems that this is a newer Windows versions thing.
Quite probably using plain $APPDATA is better. Whether either one is
the right thing on windows -- if there's even such a thing -- I really
don't have a clue, you would need to ask a windows guru for that.
Greetings, Jan
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