[REBOL] Re: preserving file permissions?
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 23-Mar-2004 15:33
Hi Tom,
On Tuesday, March 23, 2004, 2:40:25 AM, you wrote:
TF> will using the /binary refinements of read and write
TF> preserve file permissions exactly?
Nope. You can use:
clone-attributes: func [dest src /local modes] [
modes: context get-modes src get-modes src 'file-modes
; workaround for a bug in SET-MODES
modes/modification-date: modes/modification-date - 0:00:02
set-modes dest third modes
]
You could need the workaround depending on your platform. If you
don't need it, the function can be reduced to:
clone-attributes: func [dest src] [
set-modes dest get-modes src get-modes src 'file-modes
]
(You can't rely too much on modification-date anyway on Windows,
as it looks like it just does not have enough precision.)
Regards,
Gabriele.
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Gabriele Santilli <[g--santilli--tiscalinet--it]> -- REBOL Programmer
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