Re: lynx-dev Default cookies filename: ~/.lynx_cookies or ~/cookies?

[brian j. pardy]

Wilson Cheung wrote:
> While we're still sorting out how to best deal with persistent cookies, did 
> we ever officially decide whether "~/.lynx_cookies" or "~/cookies" would 
> be the default cookie filename?

I think we were pretty much in agreement on using "~/.lynx_cookies".

> In lynx.cfg, there is the following section:
> 
> # COOKIE_FILE is the default file to store persistent downloaded cookies
> # in, if Lynx was compiled with EXP_PERSISTENT_COOKIES. The cookie file
> # can also be specified in .lynxrc or on the commandline.
> #COOKIE_FILE:~/.lynx_cookies
> 
> Traditionally, I've always treated such commented out configuration 
> parameters like "#COOKIE_FILE:~/.lynx_cookies" in lynx.cfg as the built-in 
> hardcoded compiled-in default (either actually specified in userdefs.h or 
> in a *.h or *.c file in the lynx src directory).

I agree, this is how I look at things. 

[...]
> Currently, it appears that if one leaves this COOKIE_FILE parameter
> in lynx.cfg commented out as shipped, lynx only wants to use the 
> "~/cookies" file instead of the expected "~/.lynx_cookies" file.
> 
> I think the bug is in LYMain.c within the EXP_PERSISTENT_COOKIES section
> of the code.  It appears that if COOKIE_FILE is NULL, then lynx always
> goes and creates/uses "~/cookies".

I think I just missed that part when I set up the COOKIE_FILE option.  My
preference is for Lynx to create "~/.lynx_cookies", so this small change
to LYMain.c should have Lynx perform the expected behavior.


diff -cr 2.8.1pre.3/src/LYMain.c 2.8.1pre.3.bri/src/LYMain.c
*** 2.8.1pre.3/src/LYMain.c     Sat Sep 26 21:26:24 1998
--- 2.8.1pre.3.bri/src/LYMain.c Sun Sep 27 14:00:04 1998
***************
*** 1477,1483 ****
       *        cookies file, probably.  - RP
       */
      if(LYCookieFile == NULL) {
!       LYAddPathToHome(LYCookieFile = malloc(LY_MAXPATH), LY_MAXPATH, 
"cookies");
      } else {
        if ((cp = strchr(LYCookieFile, '~'))) {
            temp = NULL;
--- 1477,1483 ----
       *        cookies file, probably.  - RP
       */
      if(LYCookieFile == NULL) {
!       LYAddPathToHome(LYCookieFile = malloc(LY_MAXPATH), LY_MAXPATH, 
".lynx_cookies");
      } else {
        if ((cp = strchr(LYCookieFile, '~'))) {
            temp = NULL;

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