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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] {arch} perms -> shared revlib?


From: Zenaan Harkness
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] {arch} perms -> shared revlib?
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:10:22 +1000

> > ___ 04-09-24 09:43:00 address@hidden:~ $ lal \
> > revlib/address@hidden/cpc/cpc--stable/cpc--stable--1.0/cpc--stable--1.0--patch-5/\{arch\}/
> > total 24

> > drwxr-xr-x    2 arch     arch         4096 Sep 24 09:42 ,,inode-sigs/
 
> > and as you will note, ,,inode-sids _in the revlib_,
> > is not group writable. It's the only file like this in the revlib.
> > 
> > Is this a problem for my shared revlib?
> > If so, can it be fixed?

> Well, from my knowledge this shouldn't be a problem. ,,inode-sigs is not 
> supposed to ever change. It is basically like a hash checksum of the 
> files in the revlib to make sure they haven't changed. (it is actually 
> some group of timestamp, inode number, file size, ....)
> 
> I'm pretty sure if it is created in that location, it isn't meant to 
> change, so you shouldn't need write access. You might run into problems 
> if someone needs to clean up the revlib, and doesn't have access.
> 
> Of course, the *proof* is to run 2 clients under different users and see 
> if you have problems :)
> 
> let us know what you find.

Will do.

Having a look inside that directory, I see that there is no patch-3.
Does this mean I've stuffed up somewhere?:


___ 04-09-24 10:07:27 address@hidden:~/revlib $ ll
address@hidden/cpc/cpc--stable/cpc--stable--1.0/cpc--stable--1.0--patch-5/\{arch\}/\,\,inode-sigs/
total 488
-r--r--r--    1 arch     arch        91963 Sep 24 09:42
address@hidden
-r--r--r--    1 arch     arch        93850 Sep 24 09:42
address@hidden
-r--r--r--    1 arch     arch        92946 Sep 24 09:42
address@hidden
-r--r--r--    1 arch     arch        95190 Sep 24 09:42
address@hidden
-r--r--r--    1 arch     arch        95332 Sep 24 09:42
address@hidden

tia
zen




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