>On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 09:13:14PM -0400, Keith Mastin wrote:
>> >On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 04:54:14PM -0400, Keith Mastin wrote:
>> >>
>> >> /usr/pkgsrc/security/apg,
>> >> bash-2.05$ make
>> >> cd: can't cd to /usr/pkgsrc_distfiles/
>> >> *** Error code 2
>> >> 
>> >> Stop.
>> >> *** Error code 1
>> >> 
>> >> Stop.
>> >>
>> >> ...
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Did chmod 0664 /usr/pkgsrc_distfiles (from 0644), and tried again:
>> >
>> >you must be joking, aren't you?
>>
>> You see something I don't then... I was told I need write access to
>> that directory, which is owned root:wheel and was 0644... only root
>> could write. ...I did something I shouldn't have?
>
>yes, you should have executable flag on directory to enter it. that's
>why it is failing for you.  use 775, not 644.
>
Thank you kindly. Such a noob thing to do...

Kind regards,

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