Re: TMPDIR - Do we also need a drive backed TPMDIR ?
On 2016-07-21 15:24:10 +0200, Philip Hands wrote:
> It's configurable.
>
> See TMPFS_SIZE in /etc/defaults/tmpfs
If you mean /etc/default/tmpfs, it doesn't work with systemd
(as documented), and there's the global problem with swap.
> And it'll cheerfully use swap, so just make sure you have enough swap
> for your use case, and set the limit to suit your needs.
>
> Alternatively, you can always create a new temporary location where you
> have enough space (i.e. ~/.tmp/ ) and then either set TMPDIR to that in
> the relevant user's shell profile/rc or define an alias such as:
>
> alias debdiff="TMPDIR=~/.debdiff-scratch-space debdiff"
That's just a workaround. If some tool uses TMPDIR, it should work
in the first place.
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