GNU bug report logs - #16154
Emacs crashes if $HOME isn't writable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: reinhard.kotucha <at> web.de

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 08:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 13930

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 16154 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
Cc: 16154 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16154: Emacs crashes if $HOME isn't writable
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:25:50 +0200

> From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:40:25 +0100
> 
> > It would be better if Emacs can be used even if the HOME directory
> > isn't writable.  
> 
> Well, in my testing Emacs works (giving just a warning about the
> non-writable .emacs.d and then moving on), both 24.3 and trunk from a
> few days back.

Indeed, same here.
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