Karl Sackett wrote: : : Package: dpkg-dev : Version: 1.4.0 : : The umask for my account is set to 077. Those portions of dpkg-buildpackage : which run as root create files with protection set to 600 and owned by : root.root. Because of this, the non-root portions of dpkg-buildpackage : cannot access the files debian/files and debian/substvars, generate error : messages saying these files cannot be found, and dpkg-buildpackage dies.
Hmm, should the root portions change the umask before creating any files? (I think, it's no good idea.) My debian/rules contain chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX debian chown -R root.root debian BTW, if the files already exist, the mode shouldn't get changed, does it? (What happens if you touch debian/files debian/substvars and chmod 'em rw-r--r--?) Heiko -- email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgp : A1 7D F6 7B 69 73 48 35 E1 DE 21 A7 A8 9A 77 92 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]