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Windows: Cargo should put files in ~/appdata, not directly in ~/ #1976

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briansmith opened this Issue Sep 8, 2015 · 5 comments

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briansmith commented Sep 8, 2015

In particular, everything should go in ~/appdata/locallow or ~/appdata/local,since ~/.cargo is just a cache, AFAICT.

This is FOLDERID_LocalAppData for SHGetKnownFolderPath, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA for SHGetFolderPath, and %LOCALAPPDATA% in the environment.
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alexcrichton commented Sep 9, 2015

cc #1734, a similar ish issue for linux

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briansmith commented Sep 9, 2015

A practical reason for doing this is to avoid having automated backup/sync software backup/sync the .cargo directory.
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DanielKeep commented Sep 10, 2015

cargo-script already does this, using this code. Feel free to steal :)

Disclaimer on the function:

This is not chosen to match the location where Cargo places its cache data, because Cargo is wrong. This is at least less wrong.

@alexcrichton alexcrichton referenced this issue Nov 12, 2015

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Make Cargo obey platform-specific directory standards #2127

tbu- added a commit to tbu-/cargo that referenced this issue Dec 18, 2015

@tbu-
Make Cargo obey platform-specific directory standards 
Strategy for backward-compatiblity:

When checking for the relevant Cargo directories, check in the following
order of preference:

1) Use the environment variable `CARGO_HOME`.
2) Use the platform-specific directories if they exist.
3) Use the legacy location (~/.cargo) if it exists.
4) Fall back to the platform-specific directories if everything else fails.

The new platform-specific directories are as follows:

On Windows, use `AppData\Local\Temp\Cargo` for cache files (obtained via
`GetTempPath`), `AppData\Roaming\Cargo` for the config files
(`FOLDERID_RoamingAppData`) and `AppData\Local\Programs\Cargo` for
installed binaries (`FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles`).

On Unixy systems, use the XDG spec: `~/.cache/cargo` for cache files,
`~/.config/cargo` for config, `~/.local/bin` for installed binaries.

http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.8.html
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/file-hierarchy.html

On OS X, use `~/Library/Caches/Cargo` for cache files, `~/Library/Cargo`
for config files and `~/Library/Cargo/bin` for binary files.

Fixes rust-lang#1734. Fixes rust-lang#1976.
58b7c29

tbu- added a commit to tbu-/cargo that referenced this issue Dec 26, 2015

@tbu-
Make Cargo obey platform-specific directory standards 
Strategy for backward-compatiblity:

When checking for the relevant Cargo directories, check in the following
order of preference:

1) Use the environment variable `CARGO_HOME`.
2) Use the platform-specific directories if they exist.
3) Use the legacy location (~/.cargo) if it exists.
4) Fall back to the platform-specific directories if everything else fails.

The new platform-specific directories are as follows:

On Windows, use `AppData\Local\Temp\Cargo` for cache files (obtained via
`GetTempPath`), `AppData\Roaming\Cargo` for the config files
(`FOLDERID_RoamingAppData`) and `AppData\Local\Programs\Cargo` for
installed binaries (`FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles`).

On Unixy systems, use the XDG spec: `~/.cache/cargo` for cache files,
`~/.config/cargo` for config, `~/.local/bin` for installed binaries.

http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.8.html
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/file-hierarchy.html

On OS X, use `~/Library/Caches/Cargo` for cache files, `~/Library/Cargo`
for config files and `~/Library/Cargo/bin` for binary files.

Fixes rust-lang#1734. Fixes rust-lang#1976.
2dbed67

tbu- added a commit to tbu-/cargo that referenced this issue Jan 25, 2016

@tbu-
Make Cargo obey platform-specific directory standards 
Strategy for backward-compatiblity:

When checking for the relevant Cargo directories, check in the following
order of preference:

1) Use the environment variable `CARGO_HOME`.
2) Use the platform-specific directories if they exist.
3) Use the legacy location (~/.cargo) if it exists.
4) Fall back to the platform-specific directories if everything else fails.

The new platform-specific directories are as follows:

On Windows, use `AppData\Local\Temp\Cargo` for cache files (obtained via
`GetTempPath`), `AppData\Roaming\Cargo` for the config files
(`FOLDERID_RoamingAppData`) and `AppData\Local\Programs\Cargo` for
installed binaries (`FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles`).

On Unixy systems, use the XDG spec: `~/.cache/cargo` for cache files,
`~/.config/cargo` for config, `~/.local/bin` for installed binaries.

http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.8.html
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/file-hierarchy.html

On OS X, use `~/Library/Caches/Cargo` for cache files, `~/Library/Cargo`
for config files and `~/Library/Cargo/bin` for binary files.

Fixes rust-lang#1734. Fixes rust-lang#1976.
505fd7e

tbu- added a commit to tbu-/cargo that referenced this issue Jan 25, 2016

@tbu-
Make Cargo obey platform-specific directory standards 
Strategy for backward-compatiblity:

When checking for the relevant Cargo directories, check in the following
order of preference:

1) Use the environment variable `CARGO_HOME`.
2) Use the platform-specific directories if they exist.
3) Use the legacy location (~/.cargo) if it exists.
4) Fall back to the platform-specific directories if everything else fails.

The new platform-specific directories are as follows:

On Windows, use `AppData\Local\Temp\Cargo` for cache files (obtained via
`GetTempPath`), `AppData\Roaming\Cargo` for the config files
(`FOLDERID_RoamingAppData`) and `AppData\Local\Programs\Cargo` for
installed binaries (`FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles`).

On Unixy systems, use the XDG spec: `~/.cache/cargo` for cache files,
`~/.config/cargo` for config, `~/.local/bin` for installed binaries.

http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.8.html
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/file-hierarchy.html

On OS X, use `~/Library/Caches/Cargo` for cache files, `~/Library/Cargo`
for config files and `~/Library/Cargo/bin` for binary files.

Fixes rust-lang#1734. Fixes rust-lang#1976.
21416c5

@Diggsey Diggsey referenced this issue Mar 28, 2016

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.multirust has moved back to home directory #158

@tbu- tbu- referenced this issue Oct 28, 2016

Open

Let Cargo put data into platform-specific directories #1615

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
29d5cbc

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
1703d1e

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
6065027

@soc soc referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

Open

Support platform-defined standard directories #5183

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
390edbb

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
c192c7f

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
a290016

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 15, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
0b350ad

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Mar 18, 2018

@soc
[WIP] Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
359b289

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Apr 11, 2018

@soc
Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
ff5e99a

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Apr 11, 2018

@soc
Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
bef5ad1

soc added a commit to soc/cargo that referenced this issue Apr 28, 2018

@soc
Add support for platform-defined standard directories 
This change stops cargo from violating the operating system rules
regarding the placement of config, cache, ... directories on Linux,
macOS and Windows.

Existing directories and overrides are retained.

The precedence is as follows:

1) use the `CARGO_HOME` environment variable if it exists (legacy)
2) use `CARGO_CACHE_DIR`, `CARGO_CONFIG_DIR` etc. env vars if they exist
3) use the ~/.cargo directory if it exists (legacy)
4) follow operating system standards

A new cargo command, `dirs`,  is added, which can provide path
information to other command line tools.

Fixes:
  rust-lang#1734
  rust-lang#1976
  rust-lang/rust#12725

Addresses:
  rust-lang/rfcs#1615
  rust-lang#148,
  rust-lang#3981
d3ffb18
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As there hasn't been any activity here in a while would someone (the author, a team member, or any interested party) be able to summarise the current state, perhaps making explicit:

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There has still been no movement on this front. The RFC is still open and the relevant teams still are unsure of themselves. Several implementations have popped up over time, and they've all been closed for various reasons.

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