#39353 proposal: stow should check file permissions

Package:
stow
Source:
stow
Submitter:
Michael Schneider
Date:
2005-07-18 03:39:35 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#39353#5
Date:
1999-06-11 13:36:55 UTC
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Currently, stow defines a "conflict" by a name clash. I think that
checking for name clashes only isn't enough. Wrong file access
permissions should also be considered as "conflicts". Maybe the
admin has modified the permissions of files in the target directory,
or -- what is more probable -- some of the files in the package
directory have wrong permissions because of a wrong installation.

So I suppose to insert these checks into the "-n" option.

I am using Debian 2.0, but I know that the current unstable Debian
uses the same code base (1.3.2).


	Greetings,
		Michael