[maemo-developers] GtkPixbuf from Char buffer

[From: gary liquid]

i don't mind being wrong :)
thanks Eero, it was the principle more than the specifics I was trying to
indicate however.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Eero Tamminen <eero.tamminen at nokia.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> ext gary liquid wrote:
>
>> have you considered caching the downloaded file to disk and reading from
>> there using the standard function?
>>
>> This would give you the obvious benefit of allowing offline usage and
>> faster
>> requerying.
>> There isn't an infinite amount of memory available and having to download
>> images everytime could cause user angst.
>>
>> I believe /tmp is mapped to real memory and not the flash drive, so would
>> not cause real problems and wouldn't be much slower  (someone can confirm
>> this?)
>>
>
> This is a no-no.  The system /tmp is a RAM-disk with 1/2MB max size
> and it's used by all applications.  It's intended for _small_ (few KB)
> temporary files.  For larger or more permanent[1] things one should
> use $TMPDIR i.e. /var/tmp which is on Flash.
>
> [1] See the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard:
>        http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
>
>
>
>  Even though it may require a little bit more time to organise a cache file
>> plan, it may be worth it in the end?
>>
>
>
>        - Eero
>
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