Move request package storage directory to .cache

layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/packages.el

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
         projectile
         quelpa
         recentf
+        ;; request is not a built-in package
+        ;; this is a hack to be able to configure request cache directory.
+        (request :location built-in)
         restart-emacs
         savehist
         saveplace
@@ -836,6 +839,10 @@ Example: (evil-map visual \"<\" \"<gv\")"
       (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude (expand-file-name package-user-dir))
       (add-to-list 'recentf-exclude "COMMIT_EDITMSG\\'"))))
 
+(defun spacemacs-base/init-request ()
+  (setq request-storage-directory (concat spacemacs-cache-directory
+                                          "request/")))
+
 (defun spacemacs-base/init-restart-emacs()
   (use-package restart-emacs
     :defer t