From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: suggestion for set-file-modes Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:18:55 +0900 Message-ID: <87hcg7ns4w.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <200801201812.m0KICxYl009632@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <871w7jqiic.fsf@cadilhac.name> <200802112200.m1BM0pke028675@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87r6fjoybf.fsf@cadilhac.name> <87y79ku2tf.fsf@jurta.org> <87r6fc33g5.fsf@cadilhac.name> <87ir0oscs1.fsf@jurta.org> <87lk5k30cz.fsf@cadilhac.name> <873arso1bv.fsf@jurta.org> <87d4qw2wf9.fsf@cadilhac.name> <877ih3nt8a.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203286824 15374 80.91.229.12 (17 Feb 2008 22:20:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:20:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Dan, Nicolaescu , =?utf-8?Q?Micha=C3=ABl?= Cadilhac , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 17 23:20:47 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JQrsK-0005O8-I9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:20:44 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQrrp-0006Xl-T7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:20:13 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQrqj-0005Z7-Rz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:19:05 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQrqi-0005YL-51 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:19:05 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQrqi-0005YF-0v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:19:04 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JQrqe-0008Hw-Bg; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:19:00 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-023.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.23] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JQrqb-00083x-5c; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:18:57 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BD8DB2FF7; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:18:55 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <877ih3nt8a.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:55:17 +0200") Original-Lines: 18 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:89400 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: > `-rw-rwxr-x' seems easier to type than `a+r,ug+w,go+x' You needn't type that, of course; I'd probably use "ug=rwx,o=rx". Familiar, easy to type, and to understand. > but we don't need decide what notation is preferable as we can > support all of them. Why complicate the code to support the "-rw-rwxr-x" format though? It's not used by any other software, and offers no obvious advantage in usability. -Miles -- Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.