Suggested fix for incorrect directory permissions is wrong
If the current directory is group- or world- writable, I get an error
*** WARNING: /home/blahblah/src/yproj is writable by someone else, IGNORING!
Suggested fix: execute 'chmod 644 /home/blahblah/src/yproj'This is extremely bad advice, because 644 = rw-r--r--, meaning the directory is not executable, so nothing it contains can be accessed, and a user who's insufficiently familiar with Unix permissions will be very confused. The message should instead suggest 755=rwxr-xr-x.
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| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 7.10.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | high |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | GHCi |
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