[Linux] PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/FoxDot/lib/Settings/conf.txt'

[funcrab]

Hello. Thanks for the fun tools.

Environment

• Arch Linux (Manjaro-sway)
• Kernel: 5.10.18-zen-1-zen-lts510-g513e3c94a40f
• python 3.9.7-1
• tk 8.6.11.1-1
• supercollider 3.12.1-1

Reproduction Procedure

1. start FoxDot in console
2. open the menu Help & Settings -> Open config file (advanced)
3. press Save Changes
   -> conf.txt cannot be saved.

The following error occurs in the console

Exception in Tkinter callback
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/tkinter/__init__.py", line 1892, in __call__
    return self.func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/FoxDot/lib/Workspace/ConfigFile.py", line 74, in save_changes
    f = open(self.filepath, "w") # writing a file
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/FoxDot/lib/Settings/conf.txt'

[Qirky]

Does sudo work at all? I think that might be a temporary workaround, other than editing the config file itself manually, but there might be some better way to manage local storage for these files tbh

[funcrab]

When I run the following, I can save the configuration file

• sudo FoxDot

I dealt with this by changing the permissions of the corresponding file in the following way.

• chmod 666 /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/FoxDot/lib/Settings/conf.txt

I don't think this is a high priority issue, but it would be better if the configuration files were created for each user in the following location to avoid sharing them whole the machine

• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/foxdot/conf.txt