I have just installed Inkscape, and also XQuartz (in lieu of X11). Inkscape opens and functions correctly, but before it starts an error message is displayed, thus:
Could anyone suggest a reason why this directory is not created? Alternatively, could someone please give me a Terminal command that will create the directory so that I can copy and paste it? I am not experienced with typing my own commands.
Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
I experienced a similar issue on a new Mac. To resolve the issue, I followed the procedure here:
Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder - Apple Support
In the meantime someone in the Inkscape forum has given me this command:
mkdir -p ~/.config/inkscapeAnd further information: I decided to anticipate a reply to my last question and ran 'Repair permissions'. This did not solve the Inkscape problem, but did throw up this message:
Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired.
Is this a serious matter? Is it relevant to the Inkscape problem? If it is a serious matter, what can I do about it? I am really getting out of my depth!
Last piece of information for tonight: re Inkscape, my correspondent over in the Inlscape forum gave me these two commands to gain more information:
ls -al ~ | grep config
ls -al ~/.config
This is what transpired:
Last login: Sun Feb 15 00:32:45 on console
Michaels-Mac-mini:~ MichaelGraubart$ ls -al ~ | grep config
drwxr-xr-x 3 root staff 102 28 Oct 22:01 .config
Michaels-Mac-mini:~ MichaelGraubart$ SELECT ALL
-bash: SELECT: command not found
Michaels-Mac-mini:~ MichaelGraubart$ ls -al ~/.config
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 3 root staff 102 28 Oct 22:01 .
drwxrwxrwx+ 54 MichaelGraubart staff 1836 15 Feb 00:54 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root staff 102 28 Oct 22:01 SMART Technologies
Michaels-Mac-mini:~ MichaelGraubart$
It turns out that 'SELECT ALL' is some administrative matter of the Inkscape forum and not part of any of the Terminal commands, so please ignore that. But I did indeed (presumably on 28 October) install some SMART software: SMART Notebook and associated bits and pieces. Could that somehow have usurped the creation of a .config file? Should I look for it by searching invisible files? What should I do?
And above all, 'Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired.' really worries me, and I should be very grateful for advice.
All done! I found out how to change the ownership of the ~/.config folder from root to myself, and now all is well.
Inkscape cannot create .config folder