Bug#781789: I: [boinc_alpha] I: Bug#781789: boinc-manager: Boinc Manager seems to drop a configuration file into the home directory without hiding it

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Hi again Olly!

>But changing to a shared memory object or a different default filename
>unilaterally in Debian doesn't seem a good idea, so if you want to fix
>this for boinc in the short term, passing an explicit location for the
>file is a better plan (as the upstream code already does for OS X).
>You'll also have the interoperability considerations, but they are
>easier to decide for a single application as the implications of ending
>up with two instances are clearer for a particular case than in general.



Really no need to patch wx for Debian :)
Upstream is discussing right now to unify the code for OS X and Unix, I'll
follow the conclusion they reach, if they reach one :)

thanks again,

Gianfranco