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[John Drinkwater <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

john@joran ~ ❯ gimp --version
GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.8.14

When writing a file, gimp will create a directory (~/.thumbnails) to
write thumbnails into despite XDG locations being defined
(XDG_CACHE_HOME="/home/john/settings/cache"), and the location existing
and containing files already:

john@joran ~ ❯ ls $XDG_CACHE_HOME/thumbnails
fail/  large/  normal/  gnome-exe-thumbnailer.cfg  gnome-exe-thumbnailer.files

Can confirm that putting this into gimprc:
(thumbnail-size none)
disables the location being created, but then thumbnails are not generated either

>From browsing their bugzilla,
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646644 this was filed and
meant to be fixed.

** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1542649

Title:
  gimp makes ~/.thumbnails/ in spite of XDG location already existing

Status in gimp package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  john@joran ~ ❯ gimp --version
  GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.8.14

  When writing a file, gimp will create a directory (~/.thumbnails) to
  write thumbnails into despite XDG locations being defined
  (XDG_CACHE_HOME="/home/john/settings/cache"), and the location
  existing and containing files already:

  john@joran ~ ❯ ls $XDG_CACHE_HOME/thumbnails
  fail/  large/  normal/  gnome-exe-thumbnailer.cfg  gnome-exe-thumbnailer.files

  Can confirm that putting this into gimprc:
  (thumbnail-size none)
  disables the location being created, but then thumbnails are not generated either

  From browsing their bugzilla,
  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646644 this was filed and
  meant to be fixed.

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