Re: svn_io_file_rename preserves *destination* file permission on Windows

> This behavior was added in r14304 by Brane for fix issue #2278. I
> understand for what we clear destinition file's read-only.
> On Linux mv doesn't preserves destination permisions, why we have
> different behavior on Windows?

To jump in:

On unix, you can rename over a read-only file. The *source*
permissions in this operation are preserved (and -ofcourse- attached
to the destination after the rename).

bye,

Erik.
Received on Mon Nov 14 20:09:07 2005