[plt-scheme] How to set file permissions (chmod) for linux/OSX?

On May 16, Barland, Ian wrote:
> Hi --
> How do I do a `chmod` from within mzscheme, for programs running on
> OSX?

There's no way to change the permissions (yet?).


> (If I need to make an ffi call to 'system', any hints on exactly
> which lib-ffi I need to load?)

That's easy:

  #lang scheme
  (require (lib "foreign.ss")) (unsafe!)
  (define chmod (get-ffi-obj "chmod" #f (_fun _path _int -> _void)))
  (chmod "some-path" #o644)

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