On 1/21/2011 11:16 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
On 1/21/2011 9:10 AM, Bowie Bailey wrote:
- Ask the question in the right place. This list is great and has lots
of smart people, but it is not the proper place for all questions. Your question about Imagemagick would probably be better asked in an Imagemagick forum. Off-topic questions are not strictly forbidden, but points 1-3 are even more important if your question is off-topic. It is also a good idea to explain WHY you are asking an off-topic question on this list rather than somewhere else.
Errr, last time I looked, the environment variable that controls what directory is used for temporary files was platform specific unless the application does something very non-standard. I think on CentOS and things with similar libraries, that would be TMPDIR.
Considering that he didn't specify his OS and also apparently cross-posted the question to Ubuntu-users and Debian-users, we know absolutely nothing about his system. Not even the ImageMagick version...
If he had said: "On Centos 5 with ImageMagick 6.6.7, how do I change the temp directory so I don't run out of space doing a Convert?", then it would be more obvious that the question wasn't totally off-topic.
The general suggestion is valid regardless. Always make sure you are posting your question to a relevant list for the best shot at getting an answer.