[SailfishDevel] /var/log is not writable. Where do I create my logs then?

[Artem Marchenko]

Thanks, guys.
$HOME/.cache/harbour-myapp will it be then.

Cheers,
Artem.



On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Reto Zingg <reto.zingg at jolla.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> On 14.03.2014 00:58, Artem Marchenko wrote:
>
>> P.S.
>> Actually harbour FAQ tells to put at least my cache files to
>> $XDG_CACHE_HOME subdir that is /var/log/harbour-myapp . So I guess
>> having /var/log unwritable is a bug then
>>
>>
> see https://harbour.jolla.com/faq#2.14.0
>
> "If $XDG_CACHE_HOME is either not set or empty, a default equal to
> $HOME/.cache should be used."
>
> and XDG_CACHE_HOME is currently not set on device out of the box.
>
> br
> Reto
>
>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Artem Marchenko
>> <artem.marchenko at gmail.com <mailto:artem.marchenko at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi All
>>
>>     /var/log is not writable by user nemo, so what is a good location
>>     for my log files then?
>>
>>     I log certain events to journalctl, but I also would want app
>>     specific log file(s) for longer term analysis. /var/log looked like
>>     a good place, because it is standard and cleaned once in a while, so
>>     I don't need to care about deleting own old logs.
>>
>>     So is /var/log not writable by mistake?
>>     Or where shall I create my log files instead?
>>     And do I have to clean them myself or can I somehow register them
>>     for deletion once a month or so?
>>
>>     Cheers,
>>     Artem.
>>
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>>     Artem Marchenko
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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