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From: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Subject: Re: /var/tmp
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:24:21 -0400
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ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:

> Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:
>
>> Should we add /var/tmp on GuixSD?
>
> Surely.  How about this patch?
>
> diff --git a/gnu/build/install.scm b/gnu/build/install.scm
> index aa901f6..e624cdd 100644
> --- a/gnu/build/install.scm
> +++ b/gnu/build/install.scm
> @@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ STORE."
>=20=20
>      (directory "/bin")
>      (directory "/tmp" 0 0 #o1777)                 ; sticky bit
> +    (directory "/var/tmp" 0 0 #o1777)
>=20=20
>      (directory "/root" 0 0)                       ; an exception
>      (directory "/home" 0 0)))
>
> This will only take effect on new installs.  On existing installations,
> people will have to create it by hand.

Looks good to me!

    Thanks,
      Mark