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26.0.50; Combine archive-int-to-mode and tar-grind-file-mode

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Message #16 received at 27952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 27952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#27952: 26.0.50;
 Combine archive-int-to-mode and tar-grind-file-mode
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:08:10 +0200

On Aug 16 2017, Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> +Note: This is not the inverse of `file-modes-symbolic-to-number';
> +The reason is that this function might return an string containing 'S'
> +or 'T' i.e., not valid characters for `file-modes-symbolic-to-number'.
> +For example, (file-modes-symbolic-to-number \"o=t\") returns 512;
> +and (file-modes-number-to-symbolic 512 t) returns \"o=T\"."

Why would it use uppercase T in the detailed case?  Uppercase is only
needed when it would overlay the 'x' position in the non-detailed case.

Andreas.

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