Ethersync `chmod -x`'s all files
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- Rust
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Description
The daemon doesn't track any file permissions and writes everything as "default permissions". This leads to unwanted removal of executable bit for example: When a script in a shared directory has it, it won't properly be synchronized over to the joining peer.
As brought up in https://github.com/ethersync/ethersync/discussions/395
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the daemon's file-write and synchronization paths, then read discussion 395 for the expected behavior. The fix is done when executable permissions on shared scripts are preserved when files synchronize to a joining peer, without restoring files with unwanted default permissions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- distributed-systems, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100