[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #1054: Formaline can enter into an infinite loop if git-lock.pl cannot create its lock directory

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#1054: Formaline can enter into an infinite loop if git-lock.pl cannot create its
lock directory
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  Reporter:  rhaas                  |       Owner:           
      Type:  defect                 |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  minor                  |   Milestone:           
 Component:  EinsteinToolkit thorn  |     Version:           
Resolution:                         |    Keywords:  Formaline
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Comment (by eschnett):

 Yes, Formaline needs to check whether Simfactory returns reasonable
 information.

 In this case, Formaline should check whether the directory is writable
 (i.e. whether other directories can be created there); if not, it should
 skip using git and emit a warning.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.einsteintoolkit.org/ticket/1054#comment:1>
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