Re: No fchmod() under msygit - Was: Re: [PATCH 00/14] Add submodule test harness

From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date: Jul 9, 2014, 20:00 UTC
Message-ID: <20140709200046.GB17454@dcvr.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <53BCE3A7.8070600@web.de>

Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de> wrote:

> (And why is it  "& 07777" and not  "& 0777")

This is to preserve the uncommon sticky/sgid/suid bits. Probably not needed, but better to keep as much intact as possible.

> Can we avoid the fchmod()  all together ?

For single-user systems, sure.

For multi-user systems with git-imap-send users and passwords in $GIT_CONFIG, I suggest not.

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