bug#12130: Fwd: bug#12130: "sudo make install" applies umask to new directories

2012-08-20 Thread Peter Johansson
On 08/21/2012 02:46 PM, Jason Eisner wrote: Better idea: Have default 644 for files and 755 for directories, but let the user override this by explicitly specifying any of * the desired file permissions * the desired directory permissions for newly created directories * the desired group owner

bug#12130: Fwd: bug#12130: "sudo make install" applies umask to new directories

2012-08-20 Thread Jason Eisner
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Jason Eisner wrote: > The only ways I can see to make it consistent between files and > directories are to use the "OR" solution for both, or to ignore umask by > default but have a command-line flag on "sudo make install" that says > "please respect my umask" (fo