2 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/common/pathstuff.c b/gdb/common/pathstuff.c
index 2d9dcb2..3dd58e3 100644
--- a/gdb/common/pathstuff.c
+++ b/gdb/common/pathstuff.c
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ contains_dir_separator (const char *path)
 std::string
 get_standard_cache_dir ()
 {
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define HOME_CACHE_DIR "Library/Caches"
+#else
+#define HOME_CACHE_DIR ".cache"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
   char *xdg_cache_home = getenv ("XDG_CACHE_HOME");
   if (xdg_cache_home != NULL)
     {
@@ -171,13 +178,14 @@ get_standard_cache_dir ()
       gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> abs (gdb_abspath (xdg_cache_home));
       return string_printf ("%s/gdb", abs.get ());
     }
+#endif
 
   char *home = getenv ("HOME");
   if (home != NULL)
     {
       /* Make sure the path is absolute and tilde-expanded.  */
       gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> abs (gdb_abspath (home));
-      return string_printf ("%s/.cache/gdb", abs.get ());
+      return string_printf ("%s/" HOME_CACHE_DIR "/gdb", abs.get ());
     }
 
   return {};
diff --git a/gdb/common/pathstuff.h b/gdb/common/pathstuff.h
index d1aa6b3..a43b963 100644
--- a/gdb/common/pathstuff.h
+++ b/gdb/common/pathstuff.h
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ extern bool contains_dir_separator (const char *path);
 /* Get the usual user cache directory for the current platform.
 
    On Linux, it follows the XDG Base Directory specification: use
-   $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gdb if the XDG_CACHE_HOME environment variable is defined,
-   otherwise $HOME/.cache.  The return value is absolute and tilde-expanded.
+   $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gdb if the XDG_CACHE_HOME environment variable is
+   defined, otherwise $HOME/.cache.
 
-   Return an empty string if neither XDG_CACHE_HOME or HOME are defined.  */
+   On macOS, it follows the local convention and uses
+   ~/Library/Caches/gdb.
+
+  The return value is absolute and tilde-expanded.  Return an empty
+  string if neither XDG_CACHE_HOME (on Linux) or HOME are defined.  */
 
 extern std::string get_standard_cache_dir ();