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[Sam Spilsbury <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah you're probably right.

Though we store binary data there too which is probably not portable. Shall
we keep that in ~/.compiz?
On 26/01/2013 4:15 PM, "Jeremy Bicha" <jbicha@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like
> compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The
> cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead
>
> This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the
> excessively cluttered home directory problem.
>
> More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-
> spec/latest/ar01s03.html or
> https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
>
> ** Affects: compiz
>      Importance: Undecided
>          Status: New
>
> ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
>      Importance: Undecided
>          Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring third-party-packages ubuntu
>
> ** Also affects: compiz
>    Importance: Undecided
>        Status: New
>
> ** Description changed:
>
>   Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like
>   compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The
>   cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead
>
>   This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the
>   excessively cluttered home directory problem.
>
>   More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-
>   spec/latest/ar01s03.html or
>   https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
>   Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
>   Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
> - .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
> -
> - ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
> - Architecture: amd64
> - CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> - CompositorRunning: None
> - Date: Sat Jan 26 01:48:22 2013
> - DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> - DistroCodename: raring
> - DistroVariant: ubuntu
> - DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.22, 3.8.0-1-generic, x86_64: installed
> - GraphicsCard:
> -  Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> -    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fcd0]
> - MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L745
> - MarkForUpload: True
> - PackageArchitecture: all
> - ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-1-generic
> root=UUID=da074346-bf87-4cf5-a9ec-8589cb501c4e ro quiet splash
> usbcore.autosuspend=-1 vt.handoff=7
> - SourcePackage: compiz
> - UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> - dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2012
> - dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
> - dmi.bios.version: 2.60
> - dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> - dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
> - dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
> - dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
> - dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> - dmi.chassis.type: 10
> - dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
> - dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
> - dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr2.60:bd06/26/2012:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL745:pvrPSK0YU-05R02G:rvnIntelCorp.:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
> - dmi.product.name: Satellite L745
> - dmi.product.version: PSK0YU-05R02G
> - dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
> - version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
> - version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
> - version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.41-0ubuntu1
> - version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.1-0ubuntu1
> - version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> - version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.1-0ubuntu1
> - version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.1.901-0ubuntu1
> - version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
> - version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.0-0ubuntu1
> - version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.20.19-0ubuntu1
> - version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1
> - xserver.bootTime: Sat Jan 26 00:43:48 2013
> - xserver.configfile: default
> - xserver.errors:
> -
> - xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> - xserver.version: 2:1.13.1.901-0ubuntu1
> - xserver.video_driver: intel
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1105785
>
> Title:
>   Please support the XDG base directory specification
>
> Status in Compiz:
>   New
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   Please support the XDG base directory specification. It looks like
>   compiz in Ubuntu 13.04 Alpha uses ~/.compiz to store its cache. The
>   cache should be stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/compiz instead
>
>   This will make backups noticeably easier and will help reduce the
>   excessively cluttered home directory problem.
>
>   More information at http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-
>   spec/latest/ar01s03.html or
>   https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
>   Package: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.01.21-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-1.5-generic 3.8.0-rc4
>   Uname: Linux 3.8.0-1-generic x86_64
>
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