Re: [Gretl-devel] old function packages and write permissions
Am 22.03.2019 um 18:49 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2019, Sven Schreiber wrote:
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> So why is overwriting OK permission-wise, but deleting is not?
It's OK to install a newer version of a package into one's personal
filespace. This won't overwrite an older version installed via
gretl_install, but it'll take precedence. If actual overwriting is
possible than deletion would also be possible.
Right, I see.
However, the gretl installer doesn't install contributed packages (with
a few exceptions, perhaps), right? So the question is, where did the
packages come from, and ended up in a place from which now they cannot
be deleted anymore? I cannot rule out that in the past I have done some
funny things with permissions and stuff, but I'll keep an eye open.
thanks
sven