[Geany-devel] file attributes on a linux system

[worthspending]

Ya know, I really don't even want to ask as I don't want to be a pest, but,
I haven't found a good example of setting the umask prior to launching
geany.  I would like to set the umask and  have it tied to geany only.  I
run a lot of unattended processes, so, the line of thinking is if I make
some type of global change I could introduce a problem to another program.

I can confirm that the "save as" feature works as described in this thread.
 No +x attribute on the saved file.

Thanks

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4 April 2012 09:30, Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4 April 2012 01:56, Alexander Eberspächer
> > <alex.eberspaecher at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 01:38:15 -0500
> >> worthspending <worthspending at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I develop ruby code on a linux box.  For all new files Geany creates,
> >>> the file attributes are set to include the +x executable attribute.
> >>
> >> Let me briefly describe a related issue: if a file with the +x attribute
> >> is opened in Geany and "Save as" as chosen, the saved file will lack
> >> the +x attribute. Is this desired behaviour?
>
> Sorry initially misread your comment, you said "save as"
>
> But the reason is the same as below, it creates a new file, which will
> get its protection from the current umask.
>
> That *is* desired behaviour because it is how all Unix systems work,
> we should not be different.  Users would be surprised if Geany
> behavior is different to all others and there is no guarantee that we
> can actually set any specific protections since the user may not have
> sufficient permission to do so due to the umask.
>
> Cheers again
> Lex
>
> >
> > This occurs when the use_atomic_file_saving option is set.  It is not
> > "desired" but it is documented behaviour and is unavoidable.  As I
> > said before, set the umask before running Geany.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Lex
> >
> >>
> >> Greetings
> >>
> >> Alex
> >>
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