From 6896148a104dbf3532418aff5684b05d925aaeb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Hillbrand <seth@kipro-pcb.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:16:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Check for directory locking not file

When creating a new file lock, we need to check if the containing
directory can be written, not if the file (which may not yet exist) can
be written

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/14942
---
 include/lockfile.h | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/lockfile.h b/include/lockfile.h
index c0aa663a5d..a3c52a4dae 100644
--- a/include/lockfile.h
+++ b/include/lockfile.h
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ public:
         if( filename.IsEmpty() )
             return;
 
+        wxLogTrace( LCK, "Trying to lock %s", filename );
         wxFileName fn( filename );
         fn.SetName( "~" + fn.GetName() );
         fn.SetExt( fn.GetExt() + ".lck" );
 
-        if( !fn.IsFileWritable() )
+        if( !fn.IsDirWritable() )
         {
+            wxLogTrace( LCK, "File is not writable: %s", filename );
             m_status = true;
             m_removeOnRelease = false;
             return;