Merge branch 'xdg-docs' into 'master'

gutils: Document caching of XDG directory variables

See merge request GNOME/glib!1883
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Sebastian Dröge 2021-01-14 11:44:10 +00:00
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@ -1732,6 +1732,9 @@ g_build_user_data_dir (void)
* Note that in this case on Windows it will be the same
* as what g_get_user_config_dir() returns.
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (type filename) (transfer none): a string owned by GLib that must
* not be modified or freed.
*
@ -1793,6 +1796,9 @@ g_build_user_config_dir (void)
* Note that in this case on Windows it will be the same
* as what g_get_user_data_dir() returns.
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (type filename) (transfer none): a string owned by GLib that
* must not be modified or freed.
* Since: 2.6
@ -1852,6 +1858,9 @@ g_build_user_cache_dir (void)
* `C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files`.
* See the [documentation for `CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE`](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762494%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#csidl_internet_cache).
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (type filename) (transfer none): a string owned by GLib that
* must not be modified or freed.
* Since: 2.6
@ -1914,6 +1923,9 @@ g_build_user_runtime_dir (void)
* In the case that this variable is not set, we return the value of
* g_get_user_cache_dir(), after verifying that it exists.
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (type filename): a string owned by GLib that must not be
* modified or freed.
*
@ -2536,6 +2548,9 @@ g_build_system_data_dirs (void)
* Note that on Windows the returned list can vary depending on where
* this function is called.
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type filename) (transfer none):
* a %NULL-terminated array of strings owned by GLib that must not be
* modified or freed.
@ -2611,6 +2626,9 @@ g_build_system_config_dirs (void)
* CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder. This information will not roam and is available
* to anyone using the computer.
*
* The return value is cached and modifying it at runtime is not supported, as
* its not thread-safe to modify environment variables at runtime.
*
* Returns: (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type filename) (transfer none):
* a %NULL-terminated array of strings owned by GLib that must not be
* modified or freed.