[tor-bugs] #11325 [Tor]: RFE: Adhere to XDB base directory specification

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#11325: RFE: Adhere to XDB base directory specification
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     Reporter:  jamielinux  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  minor       |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor         |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
   Resolution:              |   Keywords:  tor-client xdg-compliance
Actual Points:              |  Parent ID:
       Points:              |
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Changes (by nickm):

 * priority:  trivial => minor
 * keywords:   => tor-client xdg-compliance
 * milestone:   => Tor: unspecified


Comment:

 What would be the benefit of users to adopting this standard?  What
 operating systems support it?

 I'm not categorically opposed to "adhering" to this specification, but I'd
 like to know a bit more about what the point is supposed to be.

 (XDG_CACHE_HOME would not be appropriate -- only some of the files are
 cache files.  The "state" file, for example, is not cached information,
 and treating it as safe-to-delete would degrade security.  The "keys"
 subdirectory may contain sensitive private keys, and the "lock" file goes
 wherever locks go.)

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