[Nano-devel] address@hidden: Bug#246956: /usr/bin/nano: no warning when trying to open non-readable file]

[Jordi Mallach]

I have got this bug report in the Debian BTS. I have confirmed it in
nano  1.2.3.

Jordi

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> Bug#246956: /usr/bin/nano: no warning when trying to open	non-readable file
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> Sun, 02 May 2004 16:18:13 +0200
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> Package: nano
> Version: 1.2.3-1
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/bin/nano
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> When trying to open a file with nano from the commandline, where you have no
> permission to read the file, nano doesn't give a warning about this (where nano
> from woody does).
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> I found this bug running 'nano /etc/lilo.conf' as normal user: nano opened an
> empty screen and only warned when trying to save the file, whereas nano from 
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> opens an empty screen, but first gives the warning:
> "[ Permission denied: /etc/lilo.conf ]"
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> When opening non-readable files from within nano I do get a warning message.
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> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.4.24
> Locale: LANG=C, address@hidden
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> Versions of packages nano depends on:
> ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
> ii  libncurses5                 5.4-3        Shared libraries for terminal hand
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> -- no debconf information
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