Re: Any ideas why lock files do not work in Chrome OS’ Linux VM?

[Mike Kaganski]

On 13.10.2023 19:46, Paul Menzel wrote:
> The German tutorial *LibreOffice unter Google Chrome OS auf einem 
> Chromebook nutzen* [1] says to disable create of lock files by editing 
> `/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice` and commenting out the lines below:
> 
>      SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 export
>      SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING
> 
> Then, under expert settings `useLocking` and `UseDocumentOOoLockfile` 
> need to be set to `false`.
> 
> Does somebody know, why this is needed? Could LibreOffice be improved to 
> enable/disable file locking at runtime depending on the environment?
> 
> ...
> 
> [1]: 
> https://linux-in-der-schule.de/2021/05/03/libreoffice-unter-google-chrome-os-auf-einem-chromebook-nutzen/

The tutorial explains, that "unfortunately you can't open any files yet 
because LibreOffice can't create lock files". If it is so, only you can 
tell (I would suggest trying first); and if so, please file a bug report 
at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/, with steps to reproduce. Only 
that could enable to improve LibreOffice.

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Best regards,
Mike Kaganski