found 37150 5.93-5 stop I tested install 5.93 and the bug (or feature) is still there.
That is, install -d -m 0755 foo creates a directory foo with g+s perm if foo's parent has s perm. This does look like a bug to me. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls -l /tmp/w total 4 drwxr-sr-x 2 jdthood jdthood 4096 2005-12-16 15:16 a [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls -l /tmp/w/a total 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ install -m 0755 -d /tmp/w/a/foo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls -l /tmp/w/a total 4 drwxr-sr-x 2 jdthood jdthood 4096 2005-12-16 15:16 foo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ install --version install (GNU coreutils) 5.93 -- Thomas Hood -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]