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From: Roger Pack <rogerdpack2 AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:47:18 -0600
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Subject: Re: 1.7.9-1 Patch command mangles permissions on windows 7
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> This could be related to the problem discussed starting at
>
>  http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-11/msg00922.html
>
> The issue there was ACLs on the temporary directory used by patch.  The
> resolution of that was to set TMP and TEMP to "/tmp" in Cygwin's default
> startup files (see /etc/defaults/profile).  But you appear to be running
> patch outside of a Cygwin shell, so you're not benefiting from that fix.
>  (I'm basing this guess on the fact that you start patch by giving its
> Windows path.)

Thanks sounds about right.
Thanks for the help.
-r

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