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

[Markus Steinborn]

Bernhard R. Link schrieb:
> * 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?
>    
Sounds good.
> > 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...)
>    
Well, I see.

But in src/psscan.c  (psscan), we have

      if (system(cmd) || file_fileIsNotUseful(filename_dsc)) {

which is used to call call ps2dsc. So it did not pass the chdir done on 
childs...


I'm sure that has not changed since 3.6.5 and even longer.


Greetings

Markus



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