[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3475: File permissions lost in 7z archive => unable to install

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3475: File permissions lost in 7z archive => unable to install
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-22 08:31:43

#3475: File permissions lost in 7z archive => unable to install
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 Reporter:  math@…                          |       Owner:                
     Type:  Bugs                            |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  Boost 1.41.0                    |   Component:  Building Boost
  Version:  Boost 1.40.0                    |    Severity:  Problem       
 Keywords:  unix permissions 7z             |  
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 When downloading the boost 1.40.0 from
 http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.40.0/, you cannot
 install the 7z archive on Unix-like systems since the executable bit is
 lost. All scripts and files just have the 600 permission. This is due to
 7z, which cannot store file permissions. Even while doing a

 {{{
 find . -type -f -iname '*.sh' -exec chmod +x {} \;
 }}}

 `bjam install` will fail since all headers have the permission `600` too
 and they are owned by root.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3475>
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