Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

Niels Thykier niels at thykier.net
Thu Jan 31 08:25:15 UTC 2013


On 2013-01-31 07:02, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Niels Thykier [2013-01-22 12:19 +0100]:
>> Should such tests request for the source directory to be "rw" or use
>> /var/tmp (or <third option>)?
> 
> IMHO this is the right choice, just like for very large temporary data in
> general (for which /tmp/ generally isn't appropriate).
> 
> Martin

Just for clarification, which of the two options did you mean with "this"?

~Niels



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