linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] builddeb: fix file permissions before packaging

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:27:19 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>
To:	Henning Schild <henning.schild@...mens.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] builddeb: fix file permissions before packaging

Dne 22.7.2016 v 14:46 Henning Schild napsal(a):
> Builddep is not very explicit about file permissions. Actually the file
> permissions in the package are largely influenced by the umask of the
> user cloning the git and building the package. If that umask does not
> set go+r the resulting linux-headers package will prevent non-root users
> from building out-of-tree modules. And that is probably just one
> unexpected effect.
> Being a packaging/install tool builddep should make sure the file
> permissions are set correctly and not just derived from a value that is
> never checked.
> 
> This patch sets ugo read permissions for all packaged files and derives
> the executable bit for directories and executables from the file-owner.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Henning Schild <henning.schild@...mens.com>
> ---
>  scripts/package/builddeb | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Applied to kbuild.git#misc, thanks.

Michal