possible problem with tempname()
Lev Lvovsky
created in /tmp by tempname() being wiped out (by some system cleaning
script etc...). This resulted in the gzip functionality breaking. It
seems that to save time, checking for the directory isn't done past
the first creation - could this maybe be added?
I set the TMPDIR env variable to something less dangerous, but it took
a while to track down the problem...
thanks,
-lev
Gary Johnson
I run into this every now and then, usually when I've left vim
running over the weekend and then system's weekly cleanup-/tmp
script has run. I fix it by noting the name of the missing tmp
directory and just executing ":!mkdir /tmp/123456" or whatever the
directory name is.
I agree, it would be nice if vim could do this itself.
Regards,
Gary
Bram Moolenaar
Leve Lvovsky wrote:
The problem is with your system. It must not delete files that are in
use.
I'm using FreeBSD, it doesn't ever delete files in /tmp. Also not when
rebooting. That's to remind programmers that processes should never
leave garbage laying around. FreeBSD systems often run for many months
before rebooting (mine is running two months now, after an upgrade).
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