Core

This is what happens for me when unpacking the blank package into a new folder and navigation to to it with a browser:

[Tue Dec 27 17:26:21 2011] [error] [client 94.79.177.233] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'RuntimeException' with message 'Could not create directory!' in /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/class.t3lib_div.php:2970\nStack trace:
#0 /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/cache/backend/class.t3lib_cache_backend_filebackend.php(201): t3lib_div::mkdir_deep('/var/www/t3site...')
#1 /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/cache/backend/class.t3lib_cache_backend_filebackend.php(99): t3lib_cache_backend_FileBackend->createFinalCacheDirectory('/var/www/t3site...')
#2 /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/cache/frontend/class.t3lib_cache_frontend_abstractfrontend.php(63): t3lib_cache_backend_FileBackend->setCache(Object(t3lib_cache_frontend_PhpFrontend))
#3 /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/cache/frontend/class.t3lib_cache_frontend_phpfrontend.php(45): t3lib_cache_frontend_AbstractFrontend->__construct('cache_phpcode', Object(t3lib_cache_backend_FileBackend))
#4 [internal function]: t3lib_cache_frontend_PhpFrontend->__construct('cache_phpcode', Object(t3li in /var/www/t3site/typo3/typo3_src-4.6.3/t3lib/cache/backend/class.t3lib_cache_backend_filebackend.php on line 203

Even though the INSTALL.TXT clearly mentions what permissions are required for Typo3 to run correctly, I don't think letting a fresh installation failing this way is acceptable.