Re: [Tracker] tempfiles left by trackerd

["B Berteh" <berteh hotmail com>]

I answer below.

> From: Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>
> Subject: Re: [Tracker] tempfiles left by trackerd
> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:50:31  0000
> //
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> B Berteh wrote:
>
>
>     Hi.
>
>     Thanks for all recent improvements in tracker.
>
>     Just got a remark against the last CVS version or trackerd that 
> creates
>     and leaves hundreds of 'tempfile's in my home directory (only for png
>     and wmf files).
>
>
> I do not get this for png files (I dont have any wmf's)
>
>   in fact we don not create any temp files in your home folder (unless
> the extractors do?)
>
>     Because of the amount of such files my nautilus is quickly 
> overwhelmed,
>     and eventually crashes.
>
>
> ?
>
>
>
>     would it be possible to make trackerd remove these files after their 
> use?
>
>
> can you name the files and their contents?
sure: a snippet of
$ls ~/tempfile.*

tempfile.256500.png
tempfile.256501.png
tempfile.256502.png
tempfile.256503.png
tempfile.256504.png
tempfile.265670.jpg
tempfile.266070.jpg
tempfile.2660710.png
tempfile.2660711.jpg
tempfile.2660712.png
tempfile.2660713.png
tempfile.2660714.png
tempfile.2660715.png
tempfile.266071.png
tempfile.266072.png
tempfile.266073.png
tempfile.266074.png
tempfile.266075.png
tempfile.266075.wmf
tempfile.266076.png

at least some of these files seem to be the images contained within 
PowerPoint presentations I index... but there are too many of those for me 
to be sure whether that's the case for all images.

This issue is still open with brand-fresh CVS checkout, on Ubuntu Dapper.

Thanks for your attention. Please let me know if I can provide any useful 
information.
Bertrand.

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