bug#24251: Potential cp bug: directories created with --parents and --no-preserve=mode retain original mode bits don't match ~umask

[Pádraig Brady]

On 17/08/16 12:42, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm writing to report a potential bug with cp.  I don't think the mode bits
> always get properly set on directories created when using the --parents
> option combined with --no-preserve=mode option.  I'm not sure what the
> expected behaviour is supposed to be, but my assumption is that the created
> directories would match process's ~umask (like mkdir -p).
> 
> I've attached a simple script and its output to demonstrate the behaviour.
> I've tested this on the most recent master branch of the coreutils git
> repository (output of git describe is 'v8.25-55-gff2178b').
> 
> Thanks for your efforts on these utilities, it is much appreciated :-).

I agree that's unexpected, especially since cp -r --no-preserve=mode
does not copy the permissions for created dirs.

I think this may have changed with:
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=v5.92-435-gfdffb6b

I've adjusted things back in the attached.

thanks,
Pádraig.

cp-parents-no-preserve-mode.patch
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