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Re: Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on startup

Peter Kenny
Sanjay

I have had messages like this when I inadvertently tried to start two copies
of the same image (in my case pharo 6.1). The first image was running
happily in the background, the second gave this message (but still seemed to
start OK). I am also on Windows 10, using 32-bit Pharo.

HTH

Peter Kenny

-----Original Message-----
From: Pharo-users [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Sanjay Minni
Sent: 13 January 2018 05:50
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on
starup

Hi Richard,

the path for the image/changes/sources is

   C:\Users\Myself\Documents\DevArea\p7\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.

in which I have all the rights (this is a desktop in which I have admin
rights)
the pharo image messages also shows the same path (in my earlier post I had
replaced with ...)

the VM is is a separate directory which is in the path

so what could be the issue here


Richard Sargent wrote

> Hi Sanjay,
>
> It depends on where you installed Pharo. The ... in the path cited is
> important. (And maybe Pharo elided the path.)
>
> If the path involves either of the Program Files directories, they
> cannot be written by an unprivileged user/program.
>
> Check your access rights on each directory or file in the path via
> their properties.
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2018 21:09, "Sanjay Minni" <

> sm@

> > wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I get the following message when I try to startup the latest Pharo 7
>> image
>> (32 bit VM in Windows).
>>
>>     "Information
>>      Pharo cannot write to the changes file named
>> C:\...\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>>      Please check that you have write permission for this file."
>>
>> This is a desktop and there is really no issues o permissions What is
>> wrong here
>>
>> regards
>> Sanjay
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> ---
>> Regards, Sanjay
>> --
>> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>>
>>





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Re: Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on startup

Sanjay Minni
Peter

this is not the case ... this is the only copy,
However it seems this is reported issue as per the other thread

(I am on Windows 10 if that is relevant)

regards
Sanjay




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cheers,
Sanjay
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Re: Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on startup

Sanjay Minni
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Peter,

this is the only image (re-checked)
However this seems to be a reported issue.

which version of VM are you using

Regards
Sanjay



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cheers,
Sanjay
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Re: Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on startup

Peter Kenny
Sanjay

I don't know how to identify the VM version - it is the one which was
current when I downloaded my current image in July 2017; the .exe has a
creation date of 31 May 2017.

The point of my comment was that this message does not only come from a
conflict of access permissions. In my situation, it arises because the
program knows that another program has exclusive write access to the changes
file. In your situation, could it be that the program is wrongly coming to
the same conclusion? I don't know how Pharo reaches that conclusion; I just
thought that it might give a clue to anyone trying to locate the bug.

Best wishes

Peter Kenny

PS. Sorry for splitting this into two threads - my spelling checker insisted
on correcting the typo in the subject line.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pharo-users [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Sanjay Minni
Sent: 14 January 2018 05:04
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on
startup

Peter,

this is the only image (re-checked)
However this seems to be a reported issue.

which version of VM are you using

Regards
Sanjay



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