From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3800: [emacs-devel] emacs-23.0.96 make install misbehavior Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:31:51 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87k52dn3al.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: Glenn Morris , 3800@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1247446670 26444 80.91.229.12 (13 Jul 2009 00:57:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:57:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3800@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, "Nelson H. F. Beebe" To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 13 02:57:42 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MQ9rQ-0005kw-U0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:57:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55349 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MQ9rP-0008T6-Up for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:57:39 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MQ9rK-0008Sr-Tw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:57:34 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MQ9rG-0008OR-AP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:57:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53790 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MQ9rG-0008OO-2j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:57:30 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:33827) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MQ9rF-000815-H1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:57:29 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n6D0vRgu010610; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:57:27 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6D0e5oV007706; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:40:05 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Glenn Morris Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:40:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3800 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3800-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3800.12474451196812 (code B ref 3800); Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:40:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3800) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 13 Jul 2009 00:31:59 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n6D0VtX0006806 for <3800@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:31:56 -0700 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MQ9SS-0004D1-29; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:31:52 -0400 X-Spook: Peking Panama Medco HAMASMOIS eavesdropping Mantis X-Ran: > List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:29376 Archived-At: Chong Yidong wrote: >> chmod -R a+r \ [...] > Fair enough. But the installation process needs to read the contents of > /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp and /usr/local/share/info in order to > function properly. > > How about doing `u+r' instead of `a+r' for those directories? ("u" is probably root when installing) I imagine it is the "-R" that is the problem. I guess the install should make sure the directories themselves, and those files we install in them, are readable, but leave other things under these directories alone.