[news.eclipse.tools] Re: file permissions (QNX, MacOs and other)

[John Arthorne <john_arthorne@xxxxxxxx>]

We're just trying to avoid more natives creeping into core.  Currently, 
we're 99% pure java, with only a small, optional native for getting and 
setting file timestamps.  This was done as an optimization, on Windows 
and Linux only.  It's a lot of work to create and support libraries on 
all platforms that Eclipse ships on, so we'd like to avoid it if 
possible.  What we'd really be doing is patching the weaknesses of the 
java class libraries, which could become a slippery slope.
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Grant Gayed wrote:

> Wouldn't something like this be better owned by core?  There are other
> scenarios beyond Update that require the setting of permission bits on
> libraries, retrieving from cvs being a big one that comes to mind.
>
> Grant
>
> Christophe Elek wrote:
>
> > John Arthorne <john_arthorne@xxxxxxxx> wrote in news:3D7E6B7C.5030705
> > @o_ti.com:
>
> > > All we have is what java provides us on java.io.File.  In other words, 
> > > there is no support for changing file permissions in Eclipse.
> > >
> > > Christophe Elek wrote:
> > >
> > > > Beside Windows and Unix flavors, is there any other system we support we 
> > > > file permisison ?
> > > > Any API to manage them ?
>
> > Hi John,
> > Sorry I misexplained myself,
> > The Update manager will install plugins and files. Some will need 
> > permissions (namely some .so and batch on Linux) I will need to develop 
> > some kind of native to callthe apropriate chmod code.
> > I was wondering if QNX and Mac/OS have the same issue, some file cannot 
> > 'execute' without setting permissions
>
> > --
> > Christophe Elek
> > Eclipse Project
> > http://www.eclipse.org