(!)tools.c/load_absolute_file() can't open file /home/shirish/.tlkgames/powermanga.conf (No such file or directory)

[Shirish Agarwal]

Binary package hint: powermanga

Hi all,
 I start powermanga on Intrepid and the game plays and everything, but this is what it shows.

$ powermanga
couldn't find/open config directory '/home/shirish/.tlkgames'
attempting to create it... ok
(!)tools.c/load_absolute_file() can't open file /home/shirish/.tlkgames/powermanga.conf (No such file or directory)
(!)config_file.c/configfile_load() lisp_read_file(/home/shirish/.tlkgames/powermanga.conf) failed!
(!)menu_sections.c/high_scores_load_file() /var/games/powermanga/powermanga.hi file is empty!
(!)menu_sections.c/high_score_save() open (/var/games/powermanga/powermanga.hi) return: Permission denied

I see two issues here :-

a. It shouldn't need to give that, if there isn't a .conf file it should make a .conf file in .tlkgames or preferebly in .config (as per free desktop specification .

b. It be putting those scores in the .tlkgames directory and not in /var/games/powermanga.hi

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
Package: powermanga 0.90-dfsg-1
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_IN
SourcePackage: powermanga
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-10-generic i686

[bubux (bruno-tlk)]

If the configuration file is not found, an error message is displayed AND a new generic configuration file (/.tlkgames/powermanga.conf) is created. This bug is INVALID.

Why put the scores file in the ".tlkgames directory"? This practice is not standard with FSH. Any variable data relating to games in "/usr" should be placed into "/var/games" directory. See http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARGAMESVARIABLEGAMEDATA
Scores must be shared by all users. This bug is also INVALID.

Please close this bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for powermanga (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]