1 files changed, 46 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 3d2d9580f3..1b4fa6a8c4 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -428,21 +428,53 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 
 int git_config_perm(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
-	if (value) {
-		int i;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "umask"))
-			return PERM_UMASK;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "group"))
-			return PERM_GROUP;
-		if (!strcmp(value, "all") ||
-		    !strcmp(value, "world") ||
-		    !strcmp(value, "everybody"))
-			return PERM_EVERYBODY;
-		i = atoi(value);
-		if (i > 1)
-			return i;
+	int i;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if (value == NULL)
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "umask"))
+		return PERM_UMASK;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "group"))
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "all") ||
+	    !strcmp(value, "world") ||
+	    !strcmp(value, "everybody"))
+		return PERM_EVERYBODY;
+
+	/* Parse octal numbers */
+	i = strtol(value, &endptr, 8);
+
+	/* If not an octal number, maybe true/false? */
+	if (*endptr != 0)
+		return git_config_bool(var, value) ? PERM_GROUP : PERM_UMASK;
+
+	/*
+	 * Treat values 0, 1 and 2 as compatibility cases, otherwise it is
+	 * a chmod value.
+	 */
+	switch (i) {
+	case PERM_UMASK:               /* 0 */
+		return PERM_UMASK;
+	case OLD_PERM_GROUP:           /* 1 */
+		return PERM_GROUP;
+	case OLD_PERM_EVERYBODY:       /* 2 */
+		return PERM_EVERYBODY;
 	}
-	return git_config_bool(var, value);
+
+	/* A filemode value was given: 0xxx */
+
+	if ((i & 0600) != 0600)
+		die("Problem with core.sharedRepository filemode value "
+		    "(0%.3o).\nThe owner of files must always have "
+		    "read and write permissions.", i);
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask filemode value. Others can not get write permission.
+	 * x flags for directories are handled separately.
+	 */
+	return i & 0666;
 }
 
 int check_repository_format_version(const char *var, const char *value)