[External] : Re: Shell files in `/bin` can be made executable

[Alan Snyder]

A middle ground might be to set the ‘x’ bit when creating the packaged JDK.


> On Nov 23, 2021, at 7:43 AM, Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushforth at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> I sent my reply before I saw Magnus', so I was commenting on the "what" and not the "why".
> 
> I'm sure others with more standing in the JDK project will chime in, but two reasons that come to mind are:
> 
> 1. Allowing scripts that are executable could lead to unexpected results if the current directory is in the PATH ahead of some place you expect to get that command.
> 2. On Windows platforms it is very easy to have a file be accidentally executable depending on how it is created, such that (for example) new source code files end up having the execute bit set.
> 
> -- Kevin
> 
> 
> On 11/23/2021 7:33 AM, Japris Pogrammer wrote:
>> Thanks for your quick responses!
>> 
>> Are there any actual reasons for this restriction or is it here just for historical reasons?
>> If there is a possibility of dropping this limitation, as Magnus says, I also would like to support it.
>> 
>> вт, 23 нояб. 2021 г. в 18:08, Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushforth at oracle.com>:
>> 
>>    No, executable files are explicitly prohibited in the jdk repo.
>>    This is
>>    enforced by jcheck [3].
>> 
>>    -- Kevin
>> 
>>    [3] https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/.jcheck/conf#L6
>>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/.jcheck/conf*L6__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!ejFT80ep3fT0XHb8rtDf6-00kZJtZe4VGAH3XIUmRJWxLpooaTVAuLE6XBX8tTZZ40Ca$>
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>> 
>>    On 11/23/2021 6:59 AM, Japris Pogrammer wrote:
>>    > Currently [1] shell scripts in /bin directory seem to be missing x
>>    > modifier. I guess that it should be added to them in order to
>>    improve their
>>    > usage experience a bit.
>>    > Is this assumption right?
>>    > If yes, then I am ready to propose a simple fix for this [2].
>>    >
>>    > [1]:
>>    >
>>    https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/f4dc03ea6de327425ff265c3d2ec16ea7b0e1634/bin/
>>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/f4dc03ea6de327425ff265c3d2ec16ea7b0e1634/bin/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!ejFT80ep3fT0XHb8rtDf6-00kZJtZe4VGAH3XIUmRJWxLpooaTVAuLE6XBX8tfwfResK$>
>>    > [2]:
>>    https://github.com/JarvisCraft/jdk/tree/bin-make-shell-files-executable
>>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/JarvisCraft/jdk/tree/bin-make-shell-files-executable__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!ejFT80ep3fT0XHb8rtDf6-00kZJtZe4VGAH3XIUmRJWxLpooaTVAuLE6XBX8teuSPFQp$>
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