reopen 467024 tag 467024 - patch thanks On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 22:29:11 +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Fri, 22 Feb 2008, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Someone building a package should know that the problem with an actual > > mode of 2755 when compared with a maximum of 0775 is that 2755 has bit > > 2000 set, and that 2000 is the setgid bit. If there is any confusion > > at all then the relevant manpages (eg, chmod, I think) ought to answer > > it. > > It's not obvious to everybody and I dislike the way you ditch such user > problems. Maybe changing the error message is not the best solution, that > doesn't mean there's nothing to improve. > > Why doesn't dpkg-deb fix the right on the directory by removing any > special rights for example? > > > So I think this error message is abundantly clear to its intended > > target audience. > > I think you have no idea how many users may want to recompile packages > occasionnaly.
I agree, this should be improved one way or another. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
