[darcs-devel] Temporary files issue

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

>> I think most /tmp dirs have the t-flag set, which means you must
>> be the owner of a file to delete it from the directory. In those
>> cases it seems safe, but I don't know for certain.

I'd formulate it in a different manner.  Using /tmp is most certainly
safe on sane Linux and BSD systems.  It's anyone guess what happens on
other OSes.

In other words -- unless there's someone here who fully understands
the semantics of the sticky bit on Solaris and HP/UX, it's not a can
of worms we want to open.

                                        Juliusz