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Bug 92481 - wxpython-docs-2.6.0.0: error message when launching the help viewer as non-root user
Summary: wxpython-docs-2.6.0.0: error message when launching the help viewer as non-ro...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Development (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal
Assignee: Gentoo wxWidgets project
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Reported: 2005-05-13 03:04 UTC by Ivan Todoroski
Modified: 2005-05-13 12:21 UTC (History)
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Description Ivan Todoroski 2005-05-13 03:04:53 UTC 
In the viewdocs.py script, there is an unnecessary check whether basePath (/usr/doc/wxpython-docs-2.6.0.0/docs/) is writable, which of course is not the case for non-root users, and this prevents the help viewer from starting.

Simply removing this check fixes this bug, with no adverse effects.


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-05-13 03:15:25 UTC 
Strange, it should be fixed - Bug 86625, also I see the patch in the ebuild. Could you emerge sync and re-emerge, please?
Comment 2 Rob Cakebread (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-05-13 09:29:49 UTC 
I'm getting the same thing. Just changing the cache dir to /tmp with the patch didn't help. I'll look further.
Comment 3 Rob Cakebread (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-05-13 12:21:52 UTC 
A combination of setting the cache dir to /tmp and removing the check for the current directory being writable fixed it, thanks guys. Added to CVS.