[OmniOS-discuss] pkg.depot leaves trash in /tmp

[Volker A. Brandt]

> > It looks like every time I restart one of my pkg.depot services (via SMF of
> > course) it leaves an empty tmp dir in /tmp.  E.g., currently I have:
> > 
> > root at pkg:/root# ls /tmp/
> > jam56725b1b.000  tmp5iDpG8  tmpIo_2sK  tmpPHwxZq  tmp_BxvKY  tmpczrTLp
> > tmphSuu64  tmpqmn5U1  tmpvtu316
[...]
> 
> Something deep in pkg5 or even generic python is doing this.  A full OmniOS-on-demand build leaves a ton of empty tmp files around as well.  :-/

Stock Solaris also does this.  This behavior is quite annoying and has
been on my "must-track-down-and-destroy-if-ever-I-find-the-time" list
for many months now. :-(

Maybe it will go away eventually in upstream IPS...


Regards -- Volker
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