Execute permission not set when creating files

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

John Cooper wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> 
>  > I don't think I've met a POSIX-like system yet that automatically creates
> things with any +x bits set.
> 
> I'm assuming that the recent Cygwin's failure to set the +x bit is the cause
> of the underlying problem, namely that any files I create (e.g., via output
> redirection) can no longer be read when I'm logged onto my wife's desktop.
> This certainly wasn't a problem with a previous version of Cygwin, and is
> really quite a nuisance. (if I create a file with `notepad' or any other
> Windows program, it is, by default, readable when logged in as a different
> user.)

Define "readable".  The permission you're concerned about is the
executable permission.  The read permission is set as
expected.  The fact that Windows chooses to set the executable
permission on data files is simply a feature they employ to make
associated programs run from the command line (cmd.exe) when you
invoke the data file.  Cygwin doesn't do this but regardless, this
is the only functionality I know of that could be affected by the
executable permission not being set.

> If there's some other reasonable way to achieve this, I'd be very grateful
> for any suggestions.
> 
> One other thing -- I did recently upgrade to XP SP3 (from SP2), so I guess
> it's possible this is a contributing factor although it seems a long shot...

I'm always suspicious of Windows upgrades, especially when things start
going wrong afterwards.  Another thing to consider are changes in other
third-party security software.  It would also be worthwhile to look at
the permissions on these problem files as Windows sees them, either with
'cacls' or Cygwin's 'getfacl'.

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