[#2139] Best way to install ri documentation — Dave Thomas <dave@...>

Folks:

69 messages 2004/01/04
[#2140] Re: Best way to install ri documentation — Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...> 2004/01/04

On Monday, January 5, 2004, 2:29:57 AM, Dave wrote:

[#2141] Re: Best way to install ri documentation — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2004/01/04

Hi,

[#2145] Re: Best way to install ri documentation — Richard Kilmer <rich@...> 2004/01/05

Perhaps make it available for mirrors and save ruby-lang's bandwidth?

[#2147] Re: Best way to install ri documentation — Dave Thomas <dave@...> 2004/01/05

[#2148] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — Dave Thomas <dave@...> 2004/01/05

So, I'm thinking about doing the following? Is this OK with everyone?

[#2149] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — "J.Herre" <jlst@...> 2004/01/05

[#2152] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — Dave Thomas <dave@...> 2004/01/05

[#2153] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — nobu.nokada@... 2004/01/05

Hi,

[#2154] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — Dave Thomas <dave@...> 2004/01/05

[#2219] Re: Best way to install ri documentation -- please check this — "James F. Hranicky" <jfh@...> 2004/01/12

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 00:47:41 +0900

[#2194] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — Ian Macdonald <ian@...>

Hello,

27 messages 2004/01/09
[#2195] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — Eivind Eklund <eivind@...> 2004/01/09

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 06:02:07PM +0900, Ian Macdonald wrote:

[#2199] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — Ian Macdonald <ian@...> 2004/01/09

On Fri 09 Jan 2004 at 23:10:02 +0900, Eivind Eklund wrote:

[#2200] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2004/01/10

Hi,

[#2203] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — Ian Macdonald <ian@...> 2004/01/11

On Sun 11 Jan 2004 at 00:47:33 +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

[#2206] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2004/01/11

Hi,

[#2208] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — Ian Macdonald <ian@...> 2004/01/11

On Sun 11 Jan 2004 at 21:40:22 +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

[#2209] Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world? — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2004/01/12

Hi,

[#2216] ruby aborts in data-handling applications — xsdg <xsdg@...>

I reported a similar bug about 2 or 3 months ago. The problem seemed to go

12 messages 2004/01/12

Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world?

From: Ian Macdonald <ian@...>
Date: 2004-01-11 19:03:01 UTC
List: ruby-core #2208
On Sun 11 Jan 2004 at 21:40:22 +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> In message "Re: [PATCH] File.readable_world? and File.writable_world?"
>     on 04/01/11, Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org> writes:
> 
> |> I prefer world_writable? that means being writable from anybody.
> |
> |What about writable_others? I think that would be useful to have, too.
> 
> I think it would be source of confusion.  They are too similar.  How
> about writable_world? returns its permission bits if the file is
> writable from others, otherwise nil?
> 
>   mode   result
> ================
>   777 => 777
>   557 => 557
>   755 => nil

That's an interesting idea. The only problem is that world_writable?
would return nil when checking a file that has accidentally acquired,
for example, mode 446, which is very insecure. Returning nil in such a
case from a method with a name like world_writable? might also be
confusing.

Nevertheless, I can implement it this way and send you a new patch
today, if you want.

What about Nobu's suggestion to have the methods in File::Stat, too? Do
you want me to add them there, also?

Ian
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