Re: Executable files in CVS - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Marc G. Fournier
Subject Re: Executable files in CVS
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Msg-id 20031123220940.A771@ganymede.hub.org
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In response to Re: Executable files in CVS  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Executable files in CVS  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Tom Lane wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> >> You could consider adding a script to CVSROOT module to fix permissions
> >> upon commit?
>
> > Some files need execute bits, like perl scripts.
>
> Sure, but couldn't we automatically turn off the write bits?

Just curious, but what do the write bits harm?  Everyone that has access
to that VM has acccess to CVSROOT, either through CVS or directly ...

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