The install tries to create files in /var.  This patch removes those steps.

--- wicd-1.7.0/setup.py 2010-01-14 23:49:11.000000000 -0500
+++ wicd-1.7.0/setup.py 2010-11-16 22:15:33.855977242 -0500
@@ -493,11 +493,8 @@
     print "Using init file",(wpath.init, wpath.initfile)
     data = [
     (wpath.dbus, ['other/wicd.conf']),
-    (wpath.log, [empty_file]), 
-    (wpath.etc, ['other/dhclient.conf.template.default']),
     (wpath.encryption, [('encryption/templates/' + b) for b in 
                         os.listdir('encryption/templates') if not b.startswith('.')]),
-    (wpath.networks, [empty_file]),
     (wpath.sbin,  ['scripts/wicd']),  
     (wpath.daemon, ['wicd/monitor.py', 'wicd/wicd-daemon.py',
                  'wicd/suspend.py', 'wicd/autoconnect.py']),