Use XDG standard ~/.local for user software installs
~/.local is also where things like pip install --user
seem to install things, so we should use that instead of ~/local.
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ ENV {{item[0]}} {{item[1]}}
{% endfor -%}
{% endif -%}
-# So users can move executables here with postBuild, issue #557
-ENV PATH '/home/jovyan/local/bin':${PATH}
-
{% if path -%}
# Special case PATH
ENV PATH {{ ':'.join(path) }}:${PATH}
@@ -200,7 +197,10 @@ class BuildPack:
Just sets the PATH environment variable. Separated out since
it is very commonly set by various buildpacks.
"""
- return []
+ # Allow local user installs into ~/.local, which is where the
+ # XDG desktop standard suggests these should be
+ # See https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
+ return ['$HOME/.local/bin']
def get_labels(self):
"""
