[GNC-dev] gnucash-on-flatpak master: Relax default sandbox restrictions to allow filesystem access to the complete host system

[Mike Commissaris]

Ok, thanks for all you and other contributors do.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 12:54 PM Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
wrote:

> Unfortunately no. Printing in flatpak requires the code that implements
> printing to implement a printing portal. Gtk has done so, but libwebkit
> hasn't. That's why you can print checks, but not reports.
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
> Op vrijdag 2 oktober 2020 18:25:24 CEST schreef Mike Commissaris:
> > Would this allow direct printing to printer as well?
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:06 AM Geert Janssens <
> gjanssens at code.gnucash.org>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Updated  via
> > > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-on-flatpak/commit/d282118a (commit)
> > >
> > >         from
> > >
> > > https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-on-flatpak/commit/bb7d5c23 (commit)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > commit d282118a0b32ba22a22e021c04dc70605c6d1a4b
> > > Author: Geert Janssens <geert at kobaltwit.be>
> > > Date:   Fri Oct 2 10:06:07 2020 +0200
> > >
> > >     Relax default sandbox restrictions to allow filesystem access to
> the
> > >
> > > complete host system
> > >
> > >     This should make it easier for users to store there gnucash
> (meta)data
> > >
> > > outside
> > >
> > >     of their home directories, like on an external drive or a usb
> stick.
> > >     It may also help with using 'localhost' for mysql backed books but
> I
> > >
> > > haven't tested that.
> > >
> > >     If users want a tighter sandbox, they can override this default
> with
> > >
> > > the 'flatpak override' command
> > >
> > > diff --git a/org.gnucash.GnuCash.json b/org.gnucash.GnuCash.json
> > > index c63c145..a581c5c 100644
> > > --- a/org.gnucash.GnuCash.json
> > > +++ b/org.gnucash.GnuCash.json
> > > @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
> > >
> > >      "--socket=x11",
> > >      "--share=ipc",
> > >      "--share=network",
> > >
> > > -    "--filesystem=home",
> > > +    "--filesystem=host",
> > >
> > >      "--filesystem=xdg-run/dconf", "--filesystem=~/.config/dconf:ro",
> > >      "--talk-name=ca.desrt.dconf",
> > >
> > > "--env=DCONF_USER_CONFIG_DIR=.config/dconf"
> > >
> > >    ],
> > >
> > > Summary of changes:
> > >  org.gnucash.GnuCash.json | 2 +-
> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > gnucash-changes mailing list
> > > gnucash-changes at gnucash.org
> > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-changes
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Mike