Re: [PATCH 2/2] config: use chmod() instead of fchmod()

> Am 16.07.2014 00:54, schrieb Karsten Blees:
>> There is no fchmod() on native Windows platforms (MinGW and MSVC), and the
>> equivalent Win32 API (SetFileInformationByHandle) requires Windows Vista.
>>
>> Use chmod() instead.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de>
>> ---
>>  config.c | 8 ++++----
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
>> index ba882a1..9767c4b 100644
>> --- a/config.c
>> +++ b/config.c
>> @@ -1636,8 +1636,8 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
>>  			MAP_PRIVATE, in_fd, 0);
>>  		close(in_fd);
>>  
>> -		if (fchmod(fd, st.st_mode & 07777) < 0) {
>> -			error("fchmod on %s failed: %s",
>> +		if (chmod(lock->filename, st.st_mode & 07777) < 0) {
>> +			error("chmod on %s failed: %s",
>>  				lock->filename, strerror(errno));
>>  			ret = CONFIG_NO_WRITE;
>>  			goto out_free;
>> @@ -1815,8 +1815,8 @@ int git_config_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
>>  
>>  	fstat(fileno(config_file), &st);
>>  
>> -	if (fchmod(out_fd, st.st_mode & 07777) < 0) {
>> -		ret = error("fchmod on %s failed: %s",
>> +	if (chmod(lock->filename, st.st_mode & 07777) < 0) {
>> +		ret = error("chmod on %s failed: %s",
>>  				lock->filename, strerror(errno));
>>  		goto out;
>>  	}
>>
> 
> I assume you tested this patch on Windows. I am mildly surprised that
> (on Windows) chmod() works on a file that is still open.
> 
> -- Hannes
>