Re: Permission scheme: Real world test needed

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

On Die, 14 Feb 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
> > It cannot be seen already, it is a new question. And we cannot use
> > managedlsr as it is a completely different question.
> 
> Of course, that's what I meant:  This time we suggest 3775 also if we
> find 1777 or 2777; but upon upgrade, at any time later, we only suggest
> it if we actuall find it.

Ok, so I submitted this:
  # see wether we already have asked this question once
  db_fget tex-common/managecache seen || true
  SEEN="$RET"

  if [ $SEEN = true ] ; then
    # this question was already shown
    # if the permissions are still 3775 we set managecache to true
    if [ $PERMS = 3775 ] ; then
      db_set tex-common/managecache true || true
      db_set tex-common/groupname "$GROUP" || true
    else
      db_set tex-common/managecache false || true
    fi
  else
    # this question has not been seen, so if the permissions are
    # - either the new permissions 3775 as we want to ship them
    # - or the permissions as shipped by old tetex versions
    # then set the managecache to true, otherwise to false
    # we will later change it to 3775 in the true case
    if [ $PERMS = 3775 -o $PERMS = 1777 ] ; then
      db_set tex-common/managecache true || true
      db_set tex-common/groupname "$GROUP" || true
    else
      db_set tex-common/managecache false || true
    fi
  fi
  db_input low tex-common/managecache || true
  db_go

In the test
	SEEN = true and PERMS = 3775
should we also check wether all subdirectories have 3775?


Best wishes

Norbert

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