Re: Fresh install - issues with missing GNUstep/Library

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,

Fred Kiefer wrote:
> > Maybe it fails because*both*  GNUstep and GNUstep/Library have to be created 
> > (whole path).
> >
> > I suppose it should be created automatically?
> > I created manually GNUstep/Library and font cacher started withoutissuesl.
> >
> > Riccardo
>
> In font_cache we have this code:
>
>
> paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory,
>                                                NSUserDomainMask, YES);
>    if ((paths != nil) && ([paths count] > 0))
>      {
>        path = [paths objectAtIndex: 0];
>      }
>    else
>      {
>        NSLog(@"  No valid path for cached information exists. You ");
>        NSLog(@"  should create ~/GNUstep/Library by hand");
>        return nil;
>      }
>
> This makes it unlikely that the failure was in font_cache. More likely other 
> code in the library tried to access this directory. A stacktrace of the 
> exception would have helped.


Actually the issue is exactly there. I was confused, because there is a 
"twin" code in XGFontManager, but font_cacher gets run first.

Essentially your warnings about creating it never exectues. 
NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains returns the paths even if they do 
not exist.
I added some code to extra-check, create it (and recheck if it fails... 
just in case).

It is good to be kind to new users.

Riccardo