[news.eclipse.technology.equinox] problems with chmod touchpoint action

[huffrg3@xxxxxxxxx (Ryan)]

I am trying to use the chmod touchpoint action on the install phase for my 
plug-in, and I can't get it to work quite right.  It works fine for 
something simple like changing the permissions of one file:

<instruction key='install'>
 
chmod(targetDir:${installFolder}/path/to/file,targetFile:myFile,permissions:+x);
</instruction>

But when I try to recursively set permissions on a directory, like I would 
with "chmod -R +x myDirectory/", it does not work:

<instruction key='install'>
 
chmod(targetDir:${installFolder}/path/to/parentDirectory,targetFile:myDirectory,permissions:-R 
+x);
</instruction>

I have also tried putting the "-R +x" in double quotes and single quotes, 
nothing works.  I have also tried specifying * for targetFile just to see 
if that would work, and that doesn't even seem to work.

What's the deal?  chmod'ing a directory or files is one of the most common 
uses of install handlers...how are we supposed to migrate our plug-ins to 
p2 if it won't work?  Hopefully I'm doing something wrong...

As an aside, could you have made p2 a little more complicated?  My 
frustration is growing by the day...

- Ryan