spack edit: accept readonly packages (#19949)

2020-11-16 19:14:46 -06:00 · 2020-11-16 19:14:46 -06:00 · 423e80af23
commit 423e80af23
parent ef0a555ca2
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def edit_package(name, repo_path, namespace):
    if os.path.exists(path):
        if not os.path.isfile(path):
            tty.die("Something is wrong. '{0}' is not a file!".format(path))
-        if not os.access(path, os.R_OK | os.W_OK):
+        if not os.access(path, os.R_OK):
            tty.die("Insufficient permissions on '%s'!" % path)
    else:
        tty.die("No package for '{0}' was found.".format(spec.name),