GNU bug report logs - #36966
install-sh -s on 555 executable fails

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 21:52:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: 36966 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36966: install-sh -s on 555 executable fails
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 19:08:57 -0700

    chmod 555 /tmp/rx             # make unwritable to owner
    install-sh -s /tmp/rx /tmp/sx # try to install, with strip
    -> strip: unable to copy file '/tmp/_inst.31092_'; reason: Permission denied

Paul fixed this install-sh bug that I reported last August (commit of
2019-08-26). Closing.
This bug report was last modified 4 years and 238 days ago.

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