Do not create temp directories and files at runtime #24
Description
Currently mktemp is being used.
Let's try to avoid creating temp directories and files at runtime if possible.
- I think it would be more in line with the spirit of AppDir as read-only single-file bundles that don't need to be extracted in order to run the application.
- It should also speed up execution, if only a tiny bit
- It should be less fragile (e.g., run on non-GNU systems), addressing step 1 of Use /bin/sh and make mktemp use compatible with non-GNU #22
- It should be easier and more robust to clean up after the application has exited
In go-appimage, we are doing without a temp file for loaders.cache:
export GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE=$(find "$HERE" -name loaders.cache -type f -path '*gdk-pixbuf*') # Patched to contain no paths
As you can see, we are using a pre-made loaders.cache file that is contained inside the AppImage.
Can you see any downsides to this approach?