Re: [bug-gv] Working around gs issues by changing to a safe working dir

[Bernhard R. Link]

* Markus Steinborn <address@hidden> [100603 13:31]:
> Thanks. Attached patch should help, but may have regressions.

>  /*### initialization of global variables based on resource 
> ##################*/
> +     if (access(gv_safe_gs_workdir, R_OK | X_OK))
> +     {
> +        char buffer[512];
> +     strcpy(buffer, app_res.scratch_dir);
> +     strcat(buffer,"gv-safe-workdir-XXXXXX");
> +        gv_safe_gs_workdir = mkdtemp(buffer);

I think scratch_dir is allowed to start with "~/" which in other places
is replaced with the home directory using file_translateTildeInPath.
(though I think having a copy of that variable that is already expanded
would allow simplifications and perhaps removal of static buffers in many
places)).

        Bernhard R. Link