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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From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
To: 16154 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16154: Emacs crashes if $HOME isn't writable
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:40:25 +0100

Reinhard Kotucha writes:
>    Creating directory: permission denied, //.emacs.d/
>
> and refuses to do anything useful.  It's on purpose that user 'nobody'
> doesn't have a writable HOME directory.

It looks like nobody doesn't have a non-writable HOME, but no HOME at
all (or "/") on your system.

> 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.  Perhaps you have something in site-lisp that assumes a
writable ~/.emacs.d?


Regards,
Achim.
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