RE: Execute bit gets hammered on checkout.

[Fisher, Allen]

Frederic--

Thanks. It looks as though the executable bit is getting stripped off
during check-in. It's set correctly on the local machine, and is gone
when it reaches the server. Could it be an issue with the client, or is
there something on the server that I can set?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frederic Brehm [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:17 AM
> To: Fisher, Allen
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Execute bit gets hammered on checkout.
> 
> In my experience, the following are true:
> 
>     If the x bit is set during the initial checkin, then the 
> x bit will be set in the repository ,v file.
> 
>     If the x bit is set in the repository ,v file, then it 
> will be set on the file in the sandbox when it is checked out.
> 
>     If you forget to set the x bit during the initial 
> checkin, the only way to fix this is to go into the 
> repository and set it on the ,v file. Then go back to the 
> sandbox, delete the file, and update.
> 
> So, check the repository to see if the x bit is set on the ,v file.
> 
> Fred
> 
> 
> Fisher, Allen wrote:
> > Hi All--
> > 
> > We've figured out how to resolve our issue with bundles on 
> MacOSX. We 
> > only have one more issue preventing CVS from being 
> completely useful 
> > for installer source. For some reason, the execute bit gets 
> killed on 
> > our application, so when you double-click it, it doesn't run and 
> > requires us to run chmod 755 on the bundle. Is there something I'm 
> > doing incorrectly on checkout or a setting we can change 
> somewhere in 
> > CVSROOT that will allow the x bit to be preserved?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Allen J. Fisher
> > QA Engineer
> > MakeMusic
> > address@hidden
> > www.makemusic.com
> > 
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> 
> --
> Frederic W. Brehm
> Senior Member of the Technical Staff
> Sarnoff Corporation
>