-#
-# create a temporary file in a secure way.
-#
-function maketemp() {
- if [ -x /bin/mktemp ]
- then
- local tempfile=`mktemp /tmp/$1.XXXXXXXX`
- else
- DATE=`date`
- sectmp=`echo $DATE | /usr/bin/md5sum | cut -d- -f1`
- local tempfile=/tmp/$1.$sectmp
- fi
- echo $tempfile
-}
-
-