Re: [bug-gv] Working around gs issues by changing to a safe working dir

[Bernhard R. Link]

* Markus Steinborn <address@hidden> [100530 18:12]:
> I would in case the chdir failed try some more or less convenient places:
>
> GV_LIBDIR    (the resource files aren't thought to be a problem)
> /      (normally not writeable for ordinary users, so usually you won't  
> find problematic files there, should work)

Perhaps creating some empty directory in /tmp or $HOME?

> and is it really necessary to quit the whole program on chmod error?

Only the child is exited (that would replace itself with gs, or quit in
the same way when gs cannot be started...)

        Bernhard R. Link

P.S: no need to CC me, that only causes me to no longer know which mails
I read and which not...