[Philadelphia-pm] Persistent data directory

[Eric Roode]

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Chris Nehren
<c.nehren/phl at shadowcat.co.uk>wrote:

> On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:58, Mark Gardner wrote:
>
> [...]

> >
> > As for *where* to store things (the original question), one system-wide
> place is the distribution's share directory, enabled by modules like
> File::ShareDir and File::Share. Other options for portably finding places
> to write include File::HomeDir and File::ConfigDir.
>
> Eek, sorry I misunderstood. I'll concur with Mark's suggestion of
> File::ShareDir or File::HomeDir--though as you're on Windows these options
> may not put things where you otherwise expect.
>

S'okay, Chris. :-)

Mark:  Aha!  Very interesting; I hadn't known about those modules.  I
wonder if there are any issues about *writing* files in those directories.
Probably not (although I'll be sure to lock filehandles properly)... but I
should be prepared in case the directory is read-only.

Thank you!
-- Eric
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