[vdr] Re: [ANNOUNCE] vdr-xine-0.0.2 plugin

[Bud Millwood <bud@millwood.org>]

On Tuesday 09 September 2003 16:21, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> Oliver Joa wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > > Frank Scherthan wrote:
> > > > Reinhard Nissl wrote:
> > > > > Yes, they can be put somewhere else. Which directory would you
> > > > > suggest? I think "/dev" would not be a good idea.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd like to change this in the evening. What do the other list
> > > > > members suggest as directory and as extension for the fifos?
> > > >
> > > > Well, I think the best place would be the plugins-dir. As Klaus
> > > > suggested some time ago, plugin-specific files should go there...
> > > > So /CONFIGDIR/plugins/xine would be the PATH I aspect some
> > > > xine-plugin related files...
> > >
> > > I'd say so, too.
> > > However, config files are probably more "static", and some people
> > > might want them to reside under /etc/..., where a fifo file might
> > > not be welcome.
> > >
> > > Where are other fifo files typically put in a Linux file system?
> > > I would assume that others must have had to make this decision
> > > before...
> >
> > The simplest and IMO best solution would be to make it configurable. E.g.
> > per makefile-parameter, or config-file entry. So everyone can put it
> > where he/she wants.

Seems some apps use /tmp - if the fifo doesn't exist, they create it on 
startup. If tmp is too volatile for your taste, maybe /var/yourapp.

As for extension, I vote for ".fifo".

- Bud
"The threat of madness is the price of reason" - Susanne Langer



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