Bug#949278: libreoffice hangs at startup if ~/.libreoffice folder does not exist
On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 10:50:57PM +0100, Pierre Bernhardt wrote:
> > That would mean that it always hanged on a new
> > install where .libreoffice (actually that one doesn't exist, you mean
> > .config/libreoffice) doesn't exist.
>
> No, it is really my /home/user/.libreoffice folder which should normally
> held users profile.
No, it doesn't. Not since 2011/2012.
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=9276f7d5740a28b342db2a9bcd8644ff2f4f5742
and
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=c82b6096efb856220b8d1dafd9ba3e1f167e2d89
> [pid 129252] mkdir("/home/pierre/.config/libreoffice/4", 0777) = -1 ENOENT (Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden)
.config/libreoffice. As I said.
> Checking .config/libreoffice shows me that this is a link to ../.libreoffice
> folder:
>
> user@nihilnihil:~$ ls -l /home/user/.config/libreoffice
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user 15 Jun 14 2012 /home/user/.config/libreoffice -> ../.libreoffice
Why?
> As you can see it is really old aged link installed in the past.
You yourself created it? I somehow don't believe LibreOffice did. And the link
is the wrong way round in any case.
At least I don't find ymlink code in 6.1.x. Didn't look back in older releases.
> So workaround is to remove the old .config/libreoffice link will help.
You mean keep the .config/libreoffice and remove the old .libreoffice.
Regards,
Rene
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