[Zope-dev] Re: Read-only root database doesn't work ... bug or feature?

[Paul Winkler]

On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 09:50:31AM +0200, Martijn Faassen wrote:
> Dieter Maurer wrote:
> >Tres Seaver wrote at 2004-5-21 15:09 -0400:
> >
> >>...
> >>
> >>>I have not yet found exactly how Formulator triggers a commit,
> >>>but it is definitely something called by its initialize() function.
> >>
> >>It is probably trying to do the Right Thing (TM) by registering with the 
> >>help system.  The fact that the help system writes to the database is a 
> >>wart the size of my foot.
> 
> Yup, it's the help system.

This is very odd.  Did you see the message I sent
to formulator-dev a few days ago?  I spent some time tracing 
the source of the ReadOnlyErrors and was *sure* it was coming from 
initializeFieldForm.  Today I am trying again and it seems that 
indeed, the calls to registerHelp and registerFieldHelp are the cause,
and initializeFieldForm is not writing to the ZODB after all.
I wonder what the heck I was doing differently.  Sigh.

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Paul Winkler
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