Package: libglib2.0-0 Version: 2.32.3-1 X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org
[Filing bug, as was suggested in the debian-devel@ discussion [1]. I've also started a discussion in gtk-devel-list@ [2].] Currently, it's not possible for the user to specify an arbitrary home directory for most of the Glib-based packages (such as, e. g., Gimp [3].) I therefore suggest to change g_get_home_dir () to follow the usual Unix convention of using ${HOME} as the user's home directory, falling back to getpwuid ()->pw_dir should HOME be non-existent or empty, or, additionally, should it point to a directory not owned by the current user, or on which he or she has no executable permission, unless the current user is ‘root’ (UID 0.) An expanded rationale is at [4]. TIA. [1] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.general/176973 [2] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.gtk+.devel.general/22721 [3] http://bugs.debian.org/453711 [4] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.gtk+.devel.general/22721 -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org