Index: install.cc =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/install.cc,v retrieving revision 2.96 diff -r2.96 install.cc 138c138 < { "/var/log", 01777 }, --- > { "/var/log", 0777 }, Index: localdir.cc =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/localdir.cc,v retrieving revision 2.37 diff -r2.37 localdir.cc 80c80 < mkdir_p (1, cygpath ("/var/log").c_str (), 01777); --- > mkdir_p (1, cygpath ("/var/log").c_str (), 0777);