[ccache] ccache cache dir

Joel Rosdahl joel at rosdahl.net
Sun Nov 11 10:18:33 MST 2012


Hi Matthew,

On 11 November 2012 01:35, Matthew Millar <mattmill30 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I've noticed that ccache stores it's cached data within /var/tmp, and I'm
> wondering whether the developer has chosen not to store the data within
> /var/cache as the File System Hierarchy standard states?

ccache's default cache directory is $HOME/.ccache, not /var/tmp, so
either you or your operating system vendor has configured ccache not
to use the default. Search for the CCACHE_DIR variable in your shell's
startup files or similar.

-- Joel


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