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.

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Jakob 'sparky' Kaivo - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jakob.kaivo.net/

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