umask 027 means you don't want to allow access to other users. So we're doing the right thing.
If you want things to be accessible for other users, don't use umask
#21389: Customized umask setting produces wrong permissions on installed files on Snow Leopard -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: m@… | Owner: blair@… Type: defect | Status: reopened Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Resolution: | Keywords: snowleopard Port: | -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Comment(by m@…): Replying to [comment:6 toby@…]: 027. :-) I am of another opinion. I think you should differentiate between files explicitly created, like documents, and files copied by a package manager. Similar to Debian packages, a system administrator expects that an installed package works for all users, right? This is, at least, a usability problem - an issue that is underestimated too often, in my humble opinion. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/21389#comment:8> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS