[Fontconfig-bugs] [Bug 71715] Defaulting <cachedir> to ~/Library/Caches/org.freedesktop.fontconfig for OSX build

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71715

--- Comment #2 from Clayton Walker <clayton.m.walker at gmail.com> ---
The thing about OSX is that using non-global Caches _is_ was OSX expects. As
per the documentation [1], ~/Library/Caches should be used for bundled
applications, as it is the norm.

On OSX, Applications are installed as normal users (installed meaning
drag'n'drop dmg or using an installer pkg) and there is no location to write a
global cache.

Also, each OSX user has their own individual ~/Library/Fonts folder that they
install fonts to. This folder should not be visible from another user, hence
the reliance on a local cache makes more sense on osx.

I agree that for MacPorts, Fink, and Brew users it might make sense to simply
use the global location (using the default /var directory), but even so, it
would be just as beneficial to them as it is to us to have per-user font caches
on OSX.

I urge you to reconsider. :)

[1]
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/MacOSXDirectories/MacOSXDirectories.html

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