GNU bug report logs - #39284
27.0.60; wdired: change file permissions fails on tramp buffers

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Message #13 received at 39284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 39284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#39284: 27.0.60; wdired: change file permissions fails on
 tramp buffers
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:35:51 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

>> 1) Assuming Bug#39280 is fixed, we just need to change 1 line ...:
>>
>> 2) ... Or replace the call to the external chmod with built-in
>> `set-file-modes'
>> (this is what `dired-do-chmod' does):
>
> I recommend alternative 2. Tramp has different implementations of
> `set-file-modes', and not all of them are based on the "chmod" command.

This wasn't applied at the time, so I did that now.  This was a bit odd,
though:

+                    (string-to-number (int-to-string (wdired-perms-to-number perms-new)) 8))

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