Problems when $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set
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Description
Most of the keybase infrastructure uses e.g. $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR, but will default to $HOME/.config if that variable is not set.
This is not the case in shared/constants/platform.native.desktop.js.
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Research direction
Start in shared/constants/platform.native.desktop.js and compare its handling of XDG_RUNTIME_DIR with the other Keybase infrastructure referenced in the issue. Confirm the expected fallback when the variable is unset, then verify that the desktop platform constant uses the same behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100