Re: TeXmacs 2.5.1 Linux/flatpak directory problem
Carl Sturtivant <[email protected]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:37:29 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------fqXetmPhoX6ox6FG4GpJYQvW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks for all that! I'll see what I can do. Carl. On 3/31/26 2:44 PM, Zoltán Kovács wrote: > Hi, this is typical for Flatpak packages, but this is a design issue > and it can be considered as a safety solution too. > See https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/sandbox-permissions.html. > In addition, Flathub disallows using some of the possible permissions, > so Flathub's Flatpak packages are extremely sandboxed. There seems to > be a way to tweak these settings (see > https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpaks-cant-seem-to-access-most-folders-including-home/76543), > but I am not familiar with this, sorry. > > What TeXmacs should work around better, indeed, is error handling. It > crashes also if there is no applicable locale on the system. There is > no fallback option in such cases. > > Best, Zoltan > > Carl Sturtivant <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. márc. > 31., K, 20:49): > > Hello, > > Note: I am a computer scientist. > > I am now regretting moving to TeXmacs 2.1.5 because it fails to see > anything in my home directory excepting the Documents folder and its > contents. > > I installed the flatpak version on my Linux desktop. There's no > package > for my distribution. I had flatpak check the installation. (flatpak > repair) I've had no other trouble with flatpak which I use > extensively > and have for years. > > When I try to open a TeXmacs document that is not in the tree > rooted at > ~/Documents by double clicking it fails. For example a file in my > home > directory itself. (If I try to use the open file dialog such a > document > in my home directory is not even visible, nor any other directories > there excepting ~/Documents.) > > I get an "Error messages" titled new window with an error line in it > that I cannot copy. Here it is, typed in. > > Warning: Load error for /run/user/1000/doc/7f6c91bf/blah.tm > <http://blah.tm>, Success > > When I go to the extended message in this window it says an exception > was thrown followed by a segmentation fault. The exception message > says > it cannot concretize a tuple, and the description of the tuple is too > long for the line in the window even maximized, so the end of the > message is lost. > > How should I proceed? > > Carl. > > > > > > -- > > *Dr. Zoltán** Kovács, MSc* > > /Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz > https://matek.hu/zoltan/ > --------------fqXetmPhoX6ox6FG4GpJYQvW Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <p>Thanks for all that! I'll see what I can do.<br> Carl.</p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/31/26 2:44 PM, Zoltán Kovács wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CACQaL-+efWUF+gBbYP6pmdqZ6MmtU9XSD=wKZF13tbRdhZZduw@mail.gmail.com"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <div dir="ltr">Hi, this is typical for Flatpak packages, but this is a design issue and it can be considered as a safety solution too. <div>See <a href="https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/sandbox-permissions.html" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/sandbox-permissions.html</a>.</div> <div>In addition, Flathub disallows using some of the possible permissions, so Flathub's Flatpak packages are extremely sandboxed. There seems to be a way to tweak these settings (see <a href="https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpaks-cant-seem-to-access-most-folders-including-home/76543" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpaks-cant-seem-to-access-most-folders-including-home/76543</a>), but I am not familiar with this, sorry.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>What TeXmacs should work around better, indeed, is error handling. It crashes also if there is no applicable locale on the system. There is no fallback option in such cases.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best, Zoltan</div> </div> <br> <div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Carl Sturtivant <<a href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. márc. 31., K, 20:49):<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br> <br> Note: I am a computer scientist.<br> <br> I am now regretting moving to TeXmacs 2.1.5 because it fails to see <br> anything in my home directory excepting the Documents folder and its <br> contents.<br> <br> I installed the flatpak version on my Linux desktop. There's no package <br> for my distribution. I had flatpak check the installation. (flatpak <br> repair) I've had no other trouble with flatpak which I use extensively <br> and have for years.<br> <br> When I try to open a TeXmacs document that is not in the tree rooted at <br> ~/Documents by double clicking it fails. For example a file in my home <br> directory itself. (If I try to use the open file dialog such a document <br> in my home directory is not even visible, nor any other directories <br> there excepting ~/Documents.)<br> <br> I get an "Error messages" titled new window with an error line in it <br> that I cannot copy. Here it is, typed in.<br> <br> Warning: Load error for /run/user/1000/doc/7f6c91bf/<a href="http://blah.tm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">blah.tm</a>, Success<br> <br> When I go to the extended message in this window it says an exception <br> was thrown followed by a segmentation fault. The exception message says <br> it cannot concretize a tuple, and the description of the tuple is too <br> long for the line in the window even maximized, so the end of the <br> message is lost.<br> <br> How should I proceed?<br> <br> Carl.<br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote> </div> <div><br clear="all"> </div> <div><br> </div> <span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Zoltán</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB"> Kovács, MSc</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,56,100)">Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz<br> <a href="https://matek.hu/zoltan" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://matek.hu/zoltan</a></span></i></p> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------fqXetmPhoX6ox6FG4GpJYQvW--