525841 - Mozilla config files should follow the XDG Base Directory recommendations

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 259356

(Core :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Sandeep]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20091007 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Firefox/3.5.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20091007 Ubuntu/9.10 

There is a huge need to have a separation between user-data and user-preferences. For example, when I back up my mozilla config files, I want my preferences and bookmarks - but not my Cache directory.

This will also have the added advantage of a less cluttered home directory.

References:
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders

http://ploum.frimouvy.org/?207-modify-your-application-to-use-xdg-folders



Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
A .mozilla file folder contains all user preferences as well as cache directories.

Expected Results:  
store .mozilla folder in the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME directory and the Cache directory in $XDG_DATA_HOME directory

Linux skywalker 2.6.31-12-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 7 19:37:12 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Comment 1

[Eric Warmenhoven]

Dupe of bug 259356?

Comment 2

[Nickolay_Ponomarev]

Since there were no objections, marking as a duplicate.