[tex-live] test cd image available
Vladimir Volovich
vvv@vsu.ru
Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:49:04 +0400
"SR" == Sebastian Rahtz writes:
>> does the image contain proper file permissions?
SR> the file permissions are fiddled with by mkisofs
mkisofs only ensures that the files are world-readable, non-writable
(when a special option is used), but it preserves the executable bit.
>> i did not check the ISO image, but the files synced with p4 still
>> contain a lot of wrong permissions - most notably a lot of files
>> in non-bin directories are marked executable without the need
SR> I see those sometimes, and I mean to fix them. they dont do any
SR> harm do they?
they don't but they are ugly.
>> does p4 sync file permissions too?
SR> yes and no. broadly, it does do the right thing
i.e., when i sync, it fixes the permissions to reflect the changes in
the master repository?
Best,
v.