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diff --git a/grc/python/Generator.py b/grc/python/Generator.py
index ed7995716..acd98ef84 100644
--- a/grc/python/Generator.py
+++ b/grc/python/Generator.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
"""
-Copyright 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Radio
GNU Radio Companion is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
import os
import subprocess
+import tempfile
from Cheetah.Template import Template
import expr_utils
from Constants import \
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ class Generator(object):
else:
self._mode = TOP_BLOCK_FILE_MODE
dirname = os.path.dirname(file_path)
+ #handle the case where the directory is read-only
+ #in this case, use the system's temp directory
+ if not os.access(dirname, os.W_OK):
+ dirname = tempfile.gettempdir()
filename = self._flow_graph.get_option('id') + '.py'
self._file_path = os.path.join(dirname, filename)