Trying to run I2C based code and cannot run as root about adafruit-webide

[bgeipel]

I modified the run_file function in editor/public/javascripts/occ_editor.js to do a sudo. Perhaps this could be an option?

[jwcooper]

Yup, this will definitely need to be an option. You can also manually launch the terminal and run it as sudo as well, but definitely not as convenient as a button. We'll design a good way of doing that, and implement it.

Also, if an update is available, and you choose to update, it will overwrite any of your manual changes.

[bgeipel]

Understood!

[richard-sim]

Does anything that uses GPIO need root? Running the CharLCD sample also requires a "sudo python [script]" from the terminal window:
RPi.GPIO.SetupException: No access to /dev/mem. Try running as root!

[jwcooper]

Yea, I think basically anything using GPIO needs root due to the low level access required. You can do the same thing that bgeibel did, or just manually open the terminal, and run as sudo.

[ladyada]

justin, maybe have the installer run

• sudo adduser pi i2c

so they don't have to sudo for i2c?

[jwcooper]

Yea, good idea. I'll see if I can get that in for the next release.

[jwcooper]

The default is to run as root for now in 0.2.0, as nearly anything interesting requires it on the Pi. I've also added the user to the i2c group. Here is how to upgrade: http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/10/18/raspberry-pi-webide-update-to-0-2-0/