I don't get it. What can the difference between /tmp be between RH and
slackware? Sticky flag? Size? Soft link? None of those make any
difference. It must be something else in the environment apart from
/tmp that you are needing. But what else apart from mktemp() do you
need?
> The workspace files in question are 2 or 3 text files under 4K long.
OK .. but they are being put in a non-variable part of the FS. It
should not be used for temporary storage. /lib'd be mounted ro on my
systems if it weren't for the fact that it's on the same partition as
/etc, and /etc needs a variable mtab. /usr and /usr/local are mounted
readonly. /tmp and /usr/tmp point to /var/tmp.
You cannot discount a fix because it won't work on some distributions.
Linux is not limited to distribution setups in the first place, and in
the second place those distributions will _rapidly_ change their setup
if it is required in order to support kernel builds (and thirdly I don't
believe you :-). You are free to make your decision based on aesthetics,
standards, and security.
> Alan
Peter
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