Please support the XDG base directory specification

[Jeremy Bícha]

Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead

This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the excessively cluttered home directory problem.

More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ar01s03.html or https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders or http://ploum.net/post/207-modify-your-application-to-use-xdg-folders

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64

[Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)]

Yeah you're probably right.

Though we store binary data there too which is probably not portable. Shall
we keep that in ~/.compiz?
On 26/01/2013 4:15 PM, "Jeremy Bicha" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like
> compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The
> cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead
>
> This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the
> excessively cluttered home directory problem.
>
> More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-
> spec/latest/ar01s03.html or
> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
>
> ** Affects: compiz
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring third-party-packages ubuntu
>
> ** Also affects: compiz
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like
> compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The
> cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead
>
> This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the
> excessively cluttered home directory problem.
>
> More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-
> spec/latest/ar01s03.html or
> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
> - .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
> -
> - ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
> - Architecture: amd64
> - CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> - CompositorRunning: None
> - Date: Sat Jan 26 01:48:22 2013
> - DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> - DistroCodename: raring
> - DistroVariant: ubuntu
> - DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.22, 3.8.0-1-generic, x86_64: installed
> - GraphicsCard:
> - Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> - Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fcd0]
> - MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L745
> - MarkForUpload: True
> - PackageArchitecture: all
> - ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-1-generic
> root=UUID=da074346-bf87-4cf5-a9ec-8589cb501c4e ro quiet splash
> usbcore.autosuspend=-1 vt.handoff=7
> - SourcePackage: compiz
> - UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> - dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2012
> - dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
> - dmi.bios.version: 2.60
> - dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> - dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
> - dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
> - dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
> - dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> - dmi.chassis.typ...

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

I think the fact that it may not be portable is all the more reason it should go in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz unless some of the stuff should rather go in $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (I don't really know what the purpose of the ~/.compiz files is).

Smart backup tools like Deja Dup already exclude those directories.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.