Re: problems with "make install" directory permissions

Karl Berry wrote: > https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-bison/2020-07/msg00042.html > > I can understand increasing permissions to allow +rx on installation > directories, but why force 755, thus disallowing group writability? > I've never understood this forcing of 755. As the one who originally br

Re: problems with "make install" directory permissions

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 3:03 PM Paul Eggert wrote: > > On 7/27/20 2:24 PM, Karl Berry wrote: > > https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-bison/2020-07/msg00042.html > > > > I can understand increasing permissions to allow +rx on installation > > directories, but why force 755, thus disallowing group writ

Re: problems with "make install" directory permissions

On 7/27/20 2:24 PM, Karl Berry wrote: https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-bison/2020-07/msg00042.html I can understand increasing permissions to allow +rx on installation directories, but why force 755, thus disallowing group writability? I've never understood this forcing of 755. I expect it was

Re: problems with "make install" directory permissions

https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-bison/2020-07/msg00042.html I can understand increasing permissions to allow +rx on installation directories, but why force 755, thus disallowing group writability? I've never understood this forcing of 755. I don't think Zack plans to release a new Automake.