Re: [RFC] #define rwxr_xr_x 0755

[Josef Sipek]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 12:59:11AM +0400, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> Every time I try to decipher S_I* combos I cry in pain. Often I just
> refer to include/linux/stat.h defines to find out what mode it is
> because numbers are actually quickier to understand.
> 
> Compare and contrast:
> 
> 	0644 vs S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR vs rw_r__r__
> 
> I'd say #2 really sucks.
 
Yep. I like the idea, but I think some kind of prefix is in order.

Josef Sipek.

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