xdg-settings: Another sweep through disrespectful applications

dotfiles/env

@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export EDITOR='emacsclient'
 export ALTERNATE_EDITOR='emacs'
 export VTERM='alacritty'
 
-# Make a handful of applications follow XDG_BASE_DIRS
-export CARGO_HOME="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/cargo"
-export RUSTUP_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/rustup"
-
 # Set up password store properly
 export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/password-store"
 export PASSWORD_STORE_KEY="0x9FAF1AA48509A7F1"

nixpkgs/configurations/tty-programs/default.nix

@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
   xdg.configFile."screen/config".source = "${dotroot}/dotfiles/screenrc";
 
   programs = {
-    ncmpcpp.enable = true;
+    ncmpcpp = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings.ncmpcpp_directory = "${config.xdg.dataHome}";
+    };
     git = {
       enable = true;
       userName = "Tristan Daniël Maat";

nixpkgs/configurations/xdg-settings.nix

@@ -26,7 +26,28 @@ in {
     LESSKEY = "${xdg.cacheHome}/less/key";
     LESSHISTFILE = "${xdg.cacheHome}/less/history";
     PYLINTHOME = "${xdg.cacheHome}/pylint";
+    CARGO_HOME = "${xdg.cacheHome}/cargo";
     RUSTUP_HOME = "${xdg.dataHome}/rustup";
     XCOMPOSECACHE = "${xdg.cacheHome}/X11/xcompose";
+    NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG = "${xdg.configHome}/npm/npmrc";
+
+    # See, this is exactly why things should follow the spec. I have
+    # no intention of using gradle ever, but occasionally I need to
+    # build software that uses it.
+    #
+    # Now I need to deal with gradle puking directories all over my
+    # file system, or have a permanent configuration option here for
+    # software I don't even use.
+    #
+    # Grmbl.
+    GRADLE_USER_HOME = "${xdg.cacheHome}/gradle";
   };
+
+  # More hacks to avoid stupid package managers puking all over my
+  # $HOME, for this one I even need a permanent file in ~/.config!
+  xdg.configFile."npm/npmrc".text = ''
+    prefix=${xdg.cacheHome}/npm
+    cache=${xdg.cacheHome}/npm
+    tmp=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/npm
+  '';
 }