[PATCH] Add umask setting for javaws/pluginappletviewer

[Andrew Haley]

Joshua Sumali wrote:

> Attached are two patches that add umask functionality for any files 
> created by javaws and pluginappletviewer. umask-1.patch simply hard 
> codes the umask to be 077 for any files created, and is not modifiable 
> once the binary launcher is created. umask-2.patch on the other hand 
> checks for -umask=<mask> on the command line and sets the mask to 
> whatever the user enters, but will default to 077 if no -umask= could be 
> found.
> 
> The first patch is the most simple and should work for most cases, but 
> the second patch provides some flexibility for setting the umask. I'm 
> not too sure if there would be any reason for the umask to be set 
> outside 077 (in terms of plugin/web start apps), but the functionality 
> is there in the second patch 2 if needed.

This looks OK to me.  I guess someone might use javaws for an installer
and this conceivably might break due to restricted permissions, but
in any case that installer would be broken if the user happened to have
a restricted default umask.

Andrew.