why doesnt the include file install set the file permisions to unwritable?

["Jeff Hill" <johill@lanl.gov>]

All,

It appears that, both on Unix and Windows, the header files have their
permissions set to writeable after being installed into the include
directories. When I am in the IDE working away I sometimes inadvertently
double click on a compiler error message and end up
auto-opening-for-editing, and eventually modifying, an installed include
file. It can definitely be very confusing if one modifies the installed
include file, and not the source for the installed include file. I try to
keep my guard up against this issue, but seem to keep repeating the same
mistake.

So, given this perspective and some others, it appears to be sensible for
all include files to have their permissions set to un-writable when they are
installed, but maybe there is some practical issue that prevents this from
being standard behavior that I don?t see? 

Your thoughts?

Jeff
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