[ubuntu] crashes if run without root permission
Bug #811118 reported by
michalstec
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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KiCad |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Wayne Stambaugh |
Bug Description
Application: KiCad
Version: (2011-07-08 BZR 3044)-stable
Build: wxWidgets 2.8.12 (no debug,Unicode,
Platform: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686, 32 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Ubuntu 11.04
KiCad works ok if I 've got root permissions (I type: sudo '/usr/local/
If I use it as user eeschema crashes when:
- I click on "Doc" (context menu on some components),
- I try to set path to libraries (preferences - library - add (user defined search path)) - both eeschema and pcbnew,
- I try to save schematics component in library editor.
Related branches
Changed in kicad: | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in kicad: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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I'm not sure why EESchema crashes but I can tell you the reason it works when logged in as root. You are trying to modify a system library installed in /usr or /usr/local. You don't have permission to write to any files in these folders unless (in your case) you're running EESchema with root privileges. I can't duplicated the crash running 64-bit Debian testing. In my case EESchema gives me a warning that it cannot write the library file when I attempt to change any the system libraries. In any event, all of the Kicad applications should warn you when you don't have write access to a file rather than allowing you to edit the file.