Re: [PATCH] Testing: Ensure 'org-id-locations-file' is set before updating

[Max Nikulin]

On 12/08/2023 16:29, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> Morgan Smith writes:
>
> > Hello!  This fix allows me to run the tests without giving it access to the
> > filesystem outside of the repository.  I have no clue what org-id-locations are
> > and I'm hoping someone else does so I don't have to learn.  I'm not sure if
> > this is the best fix, but it works.
>
> In the absence of clear understanding what went wrong, I cannot accept
> this patch, unfortunately.

mkdir ~/hide
mv -i ~/.emacs* ~/hide
make test-dirty BTEST_RE=test-org-link

Finding ID locations (26/26 files): 
/home/ubuntu/src/org-mode/testing/examples/agenda-file.org
Opening output file: No such file or directory, 
/home/ubuntu/.emacs.d/.org-id-locations
make: *** [mk/targets.mk:100: test-dirty] Error 255

I have not looked closely into the proposed patch, but I find it 
reasonable expectation that tests should not write to ~/.emacs.d/