Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gwibber
Gwibber appears to use an SQLite3 database to store the following
details, each in its own database table:
(1) account details
(2) streams
(3) searches
(4) messages
The problem is that it places this database in
~/.config/gwibber/gwibber.sqlite. This directory equates to
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME, but the use of this directory is invalid since (4)
above is not "configuration". Admittedly, (1)-(3) inclusive *are*
configuration, but on my system I have the following breakdown in rows /
table:
accounts: 1 row.
searches: 4 rows.
streams: 24 rows.
messages: 61651 rows (!)
As a result, my gwibble.sqlite is 121MB and 99.952% of these rows equate
to "data", not "configuration".
I would propose that gwibber either stores (1)-(3) in a simple .ini
file, or as a simpler change, create two SQLite databases: one (tiny
one!) for configuration in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME and the other for data in
$XDG_DATA_HOME.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gwibber 2.91.91-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 14 15:43:29 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110119)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gwibber
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gwibber (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
gwibber stores data in XDG_CONFIG_HOME directory
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