Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In any case, if a vendor installation, or program, requires a particular > umask for the "proper" creation of files, there should be no problem in > setting the environment to reflect the desired umask, so what value are we > gaining for the spec in specifying any "default" umask?
None. If an installer depends on a certain umask for proper installation of a program, it is horribly broken. If specific permissions are needed on certain files, the installer should use chmod to set them exactly. -- Jakob 'sparky' Kaivo - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jakob.kaivo.net/
