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prefer XDG_CACHE_HOME before os specific cache directories
I think the correct logic is to use XDG_CACHE_HOME if it is given and if not, use platform defaults
Why? I think that macOS and Windows don't follow XDG.
If we want to change cache directory for Red Datasets, we should introduce our environment variable such as RED_DATASETS_CACHE_DIR or something.
because, for windows, and, macos, if it is not set - normal mode, it will not be used. For windows, as an example, I have a work computer that doesn't have very much memory on the main hard drive so by setting this XDG_CACHE_HOME , I can have my config in the location I want. All my configs for every os are in the same location - under XDG_CACHE_HOME - can back this up easily on git
So - if it is not set, it will follow normal conventions but if it is set - can override to a location the user wants.
On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 1:04 AM Sutou Kouhei @.***> wrote:
Why? I think that macOS and Windows don't follow XDG.
If we want to change cache directory for Red Datasets, we should introduce our environment variable such as RED_DATASETS_CACHE_DIR or something.
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Do you know products that use XDG on Windows/macOS? If there are many products, we can follow it. Otherwise, we should introduce an environment variable only for us.