Re: Executable files in CVS

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Executable files in CVS
Date: 2003-11-24 02:10:12
Message-ID: 20031123220940.A771@ganymede.hub.org
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Tom Lane wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> >> You could consider adding a script to CVSROOT module to fix permissions
> >> upon commit?
>
> > Some files need execute bits, like perl scripts.
>
> Sure, but couldn't we automatically turn off the write bits?

Just curious, but what do the write bits harm? Everyone that has access
to that VM has acccess to CVSROOT, either through CVS or directly ...

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