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Re: How to fix file permission in CVS?
- From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at redhat dot com>
- To: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
- Cc: Eirik Byrkjeflot Anonsen <eirik at opera dot com>, binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:17:19 +0100
- Subject: Re: How to fix file permission in CVS?
- References: <498552561002260102j19583b03m99120fae78eb4bad@mail.gmail.com> <1aad82fa1002260513m5ab2b4begeb5887f1ed5cc346@mail.gmail.com> <m2bpfcavcb.fsf@igel.home> <201003051205.18989.vapier@gentoo.org>
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes:
> On Friday 26 February 2010 10:08:04 Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> Mike Frysinger writes:
>> > you can also abuse the system by removing the file, committing the
>> > removal, then re-adding the file with the +x bits set.
>>
>> That doesn't work. When the file is committed the x bit is taken from
>> the file in the Attic.
>
> are you sure ?
I've tested it.
> ive used this trick many times and havent seen this behavior.
Perhaps there is a difference in behaviour between local and remote
repos.
Andreas.
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