[Users] Firefox and Claws Mail

[wwp]

Hello Ian,


On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:24:32 -0800 Ian Zimmerman <itz at buug.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:38:20 +0100
> wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:
> 
> wwp> Make sure you're doing an `export TMPDIR=/var/tmp` in your
> wwp> env. prior to start Claws Mail.
> 
> wwp> I don't know yet why firefox makes this when it invokes Claws Mail
> wwp> but it locates its control socket dir to /var/tmp, whereas we do it
> wwp> by default to /tmp, thus both instances cannot communicate and
> wwp> you'll end up w/ two instances (no more).
> 
> I suggest this is in fact a buglet in Claws.
> 
> The directory for the "pidfile" (or socket) should not be affected by
> the TMPDIR environment variable.  It should be configured at compile
> time, with the possibility of overriding with a command line option.
> That way calling Claws from other programs like Firefox will always
> work.

I'm not sure that you're right there but I'm just doubtful 'cause I
don't know well the mechanism and the reasons  implied here. Anyway if
you're right, then why does firefox start with:
 TMPDIR="${MOZ_TMPDIR:-/var/tmp}"

This is what causes our trouble.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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