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install fails for symbolic -m argument #233

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mknos opened this issue Sep 8, 2023 · 5 comments
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install fails for symbolic -m argument #233

mknos opened this issue Sep 8, 2023 · 5 comments
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Priority: high work on this first Program: chmod The chmod program Program: install The install program Program: mkdir The mkdir program Type: bug an existing feature does not work

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mknos commented Sep 8, 2023

  • The POD text says "Either octal modes or symbolic modes are acceptable"
  • Octal mode is accepted, e.g. perl install -D -m 700 file dir
  • Symbolic mode fails with missing library error

perl install -D -m u=rwx file dir
Can't locate SymbolicMode.pm in @inc (you may need to install the SymbolicMode module) (@inc contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.34.1/armv7l-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.34.1 /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.34.1/armv7l-linux /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.34.1) at install line 199.
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mknos commented Sep 8, 2023

Two other commands reference SymbolicMode:

  1. perl mkdir -m u=rwx newdir
  2. perl chmod u=rwx file

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Good find. I will investigate.

@briandfoy briandfoy added Type: bug an existing feature does not work Program: mkdir The mkdir program Program: install The install program Program: chmod The chmod program labels Sep 8, 2023
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I found a reference to http://www.perl.com/language/ppt/src/chmod/SymbolicMode.pm, which apparently is not in archive.org.

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Found it in BackPAN (./authors/id/C/CW/CWEST/ppt-0.13.tar.gz)
SymbolicMode.pm.txt

@briandfoy briandfoy added the Priority: high work on this first label Sep 10, 2023
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Recover SymbolicMode.pm and rename under PerlPowerTools::* #233
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Recover SymbolicMode.pm and rename under PerlPowerTools::* #233
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copy mod() routine into each file #233
1bb595e 
this is some duplication, but we also have a desire to
make self-contained programs.
briandfoy added a commit that referenced this issue Sep 13, 2023
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Recover SymbolicMode.pm and rename under PerlPowerTools::* #233
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briandfoy added a commit that referenced this issue Sep 13, 2023
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copy mod() routine into each file #233
011ca10 
this is some duplication, but we also have a desire to
make self-contained programs.
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Fixed by #237

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