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IIRC /tmp is wiped clean on every reboot.  At least on some versions of some OS(s).  So not a good place for log files.
A subdirectory of the directory in which the main file resides should be fine.

> On Apr 26, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2020-04-26 07:46, Maf. King wrote:
>> On Sunday, 26 April 2020 15:38:41 BST Stan Brown wrote:
>>> And I would urge strongly that the setting should default to the normal
>>> location for temp files, not to the same location as the data file.
>>> Again, I'm thinking of the new user who is surprised to find dozens or
>>> even hundreds of extra files in the working directory after a long
>>> session when getting acquainted with GC.  The normal location is %TEMP%
>>> in Windows. I don't know what it is in other operating systems, but I'm
>>> sure our developers do.
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi Stan,
>> 
>> just an observation.
>> 
>> /tmp on linux is usually world readable... not a great idea for a default 
>> place to write potentially sensitive financial info.
> 
> Hi, Maf!  I accept that it is as you say in Linux, but it does seem a
> strange choice. Where do Linux apps put their temp files, if /tmp is not
> suitable since it is world readable? Surely a best practice already
> exists for such situations, no?
> 
> But in default of that I would support Adrien's proposal for a
> subdirectory. Anything to avoid putting them in a folder where theyh get
> in the way!
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
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