You didn't pay a dime for Ant. It is documented that <copy> doesn't preserve permissions.
"File permissions are not retained when files are copied; they end up with the default UMASK permissions instead. This is caused by the lack of any means to query or set file permissions in the current Java runtimes. If you need a permission-preserving copy function, use <exec executable="cp" ... > instead." If preserving permissions is so important to you, solve the problem and submit the fix according to the published guidelines. That's what open source projects are all about... Sometimes I wonder if people really understand the issues... Alexey Solofnenko wrote: > I do not know about you, but I need to be able to copy executable files > regardless how difficult it can be to implement. It is a basic > functionality. Sometimes I wonder if people really use some products. > > - Alexey. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
