Right. My umask is 0066 and my procedure was just the standard
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
as for other software. I noted that the permissions were fine in all
directories except
the "lib" ones, and that's why I made the suggestion on modifying
src/library/Makefile.in, after I had studied the other Makefile.in files.
I think R is fantastic. Thanks very much for it, and for these emails!
Dan.
Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
>On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Dan E. Kelley wrote:
>
>
>
>>Peter Dalgaard BSA wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I've rolled up R-1.7.1.tgz a short while ago.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks, Peter. This is terrific! I find that this R installation is
>>only accessible to the root. In case it helps other folks, I've
>>attached a patch on the file
>> src/library/Makefile.in
>>that solves the problem for me.
>>
>>
>
>I think this is already covered by the advice in R-admin.texi:
>
>If you want the build to be usable by a group of
>users, set @code{umask} before unpacking so that the files will be
>readable by the target group (e.g., @code{umask 022} to be usable by all
>users).
>
>To ensure that the installed tree is usable by the right group of users,
>set @code{umask} appropriately (perhaps to @samp{022}) before unpacking
>the sources and throughout the build process.
>
>Did you do that?
>
>
>
>>NOTE: I am not too sure I've done the patch right, in terms of
>>filenames. (I'm not familiar enough with diff and patch to do this sort
>>of thing reliably!) So, in words, the change is simple: find the "@cp
>>-r" command of the "install:" target in src/library/Makefie.in and
>>change it to "@cp -pr" so that the permissions are retained. At least
>>on my (linux/redhat9) box, this should work OK.
>>
>>Dan.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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