python's chmod does not do anything

erkin · Oct 8, 2012 · ac94c90 · ac94c90
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commit ac94c90
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -502,8 +502,10 @@ def install(self, conf):
                 if not os.path.exists(pdir):
                     print('Creating intermediate-level directories needed for ' + dir)
                     os.makedirs(pdir)
-                print('Creating directory ' + dir + ' with mode mask 6777')
-                os.mkdir(dir, 0o6777)
+                print('Creating directory ' + dir)
+                os.mkdir(dir)
+                print('Setting permission mode mask for ' + dir + ' to 6777')
+                Popen('chmod 6777 -- ' + dir, shell=True).wait()
         for shell in [item[0] for item in shells]:
             if conf[shell] is not None:
                 for command in commands: