dev-util/dogtail/files/dogtail-0.9.0-get-user.patch


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Do not use USER as it can be unset.

Use LOGNAME first as recommended by python documentation, then try alternatives.

Also, use tempfile to respect environment variables changing tmpdir.

Upstream: https://fedorahosted.org/dogtail/ticket/46
Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/743500

--- a/dogtail/config.py	2015-06-08 22:59:08.664107350 +0200
+++ b/dogtail/config.py	2015-06-08 22:57:54.433669729 +0200
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ __author__ = "Zack Cerza <zcerza@redhat.com>, David Malcolm <dmalcolm@redhat.com
 import os
 import sys
 import locale
+import tempfile
 
 
 def _userTmpDir(baseName):
     # i.e. /tmp/dogtail-foo
-    return '-'.join(('/'.join(('/tmp', baseName)), os.environ['USER']))
+    return '-'.join((
+        '/'.join((tempfile.gettempdir(), baseName)),
+        os.getenv('LOGNAME', os.getenv('USER', os.getlogin()))
+    ))
 
 
 class _Config(object):