3 # Use stat to find a writable directory on a file system different from that
4 # of the current directory. If one is found, create a temporary directory
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23 test "${CANDIDATE_TMP_DIRS+set}" = set \
24 || CANDIDATE_TMP_DIRS
="$TMPDIR /tmp /dev/shm /var/tmp /usr/tmp $HOME"
26 other_partition_tmpdir
=
28 dot_mount_point
=`stat -c %d .`
29 for d
in $CANDIDATE_TMP_DIRS; do
31 # Skip nonexistent directories.
32 test -d $d ||
continue
34 d_mount_point
=`stat -L -c %d $d`
36 # Same partition? Skip it.
37 test x
$d_mount_point = x
$dot_mount_point && continue
39 # See if we can create a directory in it.
40 if mkdir
"$d/tmp$$" > /dev
/null
2>&1; then
41 other_partition_tmpdir
="$d/tmp$$"
47 if test -z "$other_partition_tmpdir"; then
49 "requires a writable directory on a different disk partition,
50 and I couldn't find one. I tried these:
52 Set your environment variable CANDIDATE_TMP_DIRS to make
53 this test use a different list."
56 test "$VERBOSE" = yes && set -x