Now compiled scripts go to ~/.cache/build-n-run.

Author: Dmitry Grigoriev

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 2. Create C++ source file, prepend it with shebang line `#!/path/to/build-n-run`, make it executable `chmod +x script.cpp` and run: `./script.cpp`.
 
-3. `build-n-run` compiles `script.cpp` to `~/bin/build-n-run.compiled/` **only if source file is newer than compiled binary**, and then runs compiled binary.
+3. `build-n-run` compiles `script.cpp` to `~/.cache/build-n-run/` **only if source file is newer than compiled binary**, and then runs compiled binary.
 
 ### In detail
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ That's all. Now write C++ program with shebang line, **chmod it to be executable
         Recompiling...
         Hello world!
 
-Let's take a look at `~/bin/build-n-run.compiled` directory:
+Let's take a look at `~/.cache/build-n-run` directory:
 
-        $ ls ~/bin/build-n-run.compiled
+        $ ls ~/.cache/build-n-run
         home--me--tmp--hello
 
 I downloaded `hello.cpp` to `/home/me/tmp`, and compiled binary's name reflects source's full path, slashes replaced with `"--"`.

build-n-run.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // How to build with gcc-7.3.0: 
-// # g++ build-n-run.cpp -lstdc++fs -o /usr/local/bin/build-n-run
+// # c++ build-n-run.cpp -lstdc++fs -o /usr/local/bin/build-n-run
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		fputs("ERROR: HOME environment variable is not set", stderr);
 		exit(1);
 	}
-	path target(string(home) + "/bin/" + me.filename().string() + ".compiled/" + replaceAll(canonical(source), "/", "--").substr(2));
+	path target(string(home) + "/.cache/" + me.filename().string() + "/" + replaceAll(canonical(source), "/", "--").substr(2));
 	target.replace_extension();
 
 	if (!exists(target) || last_write_time(source) > last_write_time(target)) {