>> I compiled scid 4.6.1 under Linux Mint 17.1 without having zlib
>> installed. When I try to run scid now from the command prompt I get this
>> error message:
>>
>> lothar@triton ~ $ scid
>> couldn't read directory "/usr/local/share/scid/img/buttons/": permission
>> denied
>> while executing
>> "glob -directory $dname *.gif"
>> (procedure "InitImg" line 12)
>> invoked from within
>> "InitImg"
>> (file "/usr/local/share/scid/tcl/start.tcl" line 373)
>>
>> On the other hand, if I call scid with "sudo scid" instead, it comes up
>> without showing error messages. But of course I don't want to run scid
>> with super user permissions all the time.
>>
>> Any hints?
>>
> Shore term
> sudo find /usr/local/share/scid -type d -exec chmod 555 {} \;
> sudo find /usr/local/share/scid -type f -exec chmod 444 {} \;
>
> The first gives all users the ability to search directories
> /usr/local/share/scid and below
> The second gives all users the ability to read all files in
> /usr/local/share/scid and below. If there are executable files there
> they will need 555 in place of 444, but I'd argue the package is broken
> if so.
>
> Long term someone needs to look at the install routine.
Thank you for the hint. The good news is that now I can run scid as a
normal user. The bad news is that now there are new error messages
appearing. When the main window comes up there is a small error window
appearing named "Scid: error starting analysis", telling this:
'Unable to start the program:
/usr/local/share/scid/engines/phalanx-scid/phalanx-scid'
When exiting scid, an error message window appears with "Scid: unable to
write file" in the title bar and the following message within:
'Unable to write options file:
/home/lothar/.scid/config/options.dat
couldn't open
"/home/lothar/.scid/config/options.dat":
permission denied'
There seems to be a serious problem with file permissions after
installing scid.
Lothar Weimer, Augsburg/Germany
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