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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/install_umask.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/install_umask.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3a2427 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/install_umask.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +## New built-in option install_umask with a default value 022 + +This umask is used to define the default permissions of files and directories +created in the install tree. Files will preserve their executable mode, but the +exact permissions will obey the install_umask. + +The install_umask can be overridden in the meson command-line: + + $ meson --install-umask=027 builddir/ + +A project can also override the default in the project() call: + + project('myproject', 'c', + default_options : ['install_umask=027']) + +To disable the install_umask, set it to 'preserve', in which case permissions +are copied from the files in their origin. |