[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #560: WinGRASS not deleting temp ppm files from map display

[GRASS GIS]

#560: WinGRASS not deleting temp ppm files from map display
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 Reporter:  isaacullah                  |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                      |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  critical                    |   Milestone:  6.4.3                    
Component:  Display                     |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs                
 Keywords:  v.digit ppm temp, wingrass  |    Platform:  MSWindows XP             
      Cpu:  x86-32                      |  
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Comment(by glynn):

 Replying to [comment:22 hamish]:

 > Ok, if $GISRC is custom you'd get tmp files in weird places. (render.py
 could test if the getenv string started with "/tmp/grassX-" before using
 that, otherwise use $TMPDIR?)

 The init script uses TMPDIR or TEMP or tempfile.gettempdir(), and only
 falls back to /tmp as the last resort.

 > > Most uses of G_tempfile() are wrong
 >
 > what's the potential downside of that? why "wrong" instead of
 "different"?
 > i.e. is it theoretically wrong or practically wrong?

 If /tmp (or $TMPDIR) is on a different filesystem to the mapset, it's
 likely to be faster, e.g. /tmp is likely to be on a local disc even if the
 mapset is on an NFS or CIFS share.

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