Index: modules/Creator.pm
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--- modules/Creator.pm	(revision 1878)
+++ modules/Creator.pm	(working copy)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
   ## Read the global configuration file
   if (!$self->{'global_read'}) {
     $status = $self->read_global_configuration();
-    $self->{'global_read'} = 1;
+  #  $self->{'global_read'} = 1; # comment this out to hack-fix bug 3880
   }
 
   if ($status) {