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From: Clint Adams <clint@zsh.org>
To: zsh-workers <zsh-workers@sunsite.dk>
Subject: Re: Failing to write to history file if containing directory doesn't exist
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:14:03 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071008141403.GA25326@scowler.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dbfc82860710080705w6e90db9i2a9714caf27460c4@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 04:05:58PM +0200, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> I discovered this "problem" when I set up a new account for myself on
> a new system.  I have HISTFILE set to  "~/.local/var/lib/zsh/history"
> in an attempt at making my home directory somewhat Filesystem Hierachy
> Standard "compliant".  Now "~/.local/var/lib" existed, but zsh wasn't
> there.  Thus Zsh failed to open the history file.

Personally, I'd be a little shocked and annoyed if zsh started creating
directories without my explicit permission.


      reply	other threads:[~2007-10-08 14:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-10-08 10:09 Nikolai Weibull
2007-10-08 10:15 ` Peter Stephenson
2007-10-08 12:08   ` Nikolai Weibull
2007-10-08 13:38     ` Peter Stephenson
2007-10-08 14:05       ` Nikolai Weibull
2007-10-08 14:14         ` Clint Adams [this message]

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