If the env variable THEANO_BASE_COMPILEDIR, we will use it instead of ~/.theano…

If the env variable THEANO_BASE_COMPILEDIR, we will use it instead of ~/.theano as the base compile directory. We will create a directory based on the os in this directory and put their all file related to the compilation.

If the env variable THEANO_BASE_COMPILEDIR, we will use it instead of ~/.theano…
94e728c3 · Frederic Bastien · 38e81b7d · 94e728c3
--- a/theano/gof/compiledir.py
+++ b/theano/gof/compiledir.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ def set_compiledir(path=None):
        else:
            platform_id = platform.platform() + '-' + platform.processor()
            platform_id = re.sub("[\(\)\s]+", "_", platform_id)
-            path = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME'), '.theano', 'compiledir_'+platform_id)
+            if os.getenv('THEANO_BASE_COMPILEDIR'):
+                base = os.getenv('THEANO_BASE_COMPILEDIR')
+            else:
+                base = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME'),'.theano')
+            path = os.path.join(base, 'compiledir_'+platform_id)
    if not os.access(path, os.R_OK | os.W_OK):
        try: