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> Specifically, now every caller to this function has to pass in a mode value, even if the file exists, even if they don’t really care and are happy with a defa

by mmarx 11y ago

> Specifically, now every caller to this function has to pass in a mode value, even if the file exists, even if they don’t really care and are happy with a default file mode. Wouldn't this be solved by allowing for optional arguments (which go doesn't seem to support)? Also, why not just _explicitly_ set the file mode, even if the file still exists (as otherwise it would fail anyways)?

tyingq 11y ago
Probably worth mentioning that mode will be ANDed with the current umask, so _explicitly_ setting the file mode requires a little more work.
- mmarx 11y ago
  But this is also true if the file does not exist, and the could would then fail anyways.