- wxFFile fileOut(file2, "wb");
- if ( !fileOut.IsOpened() )
+ // remove file2, if it exists. This is needed for creating
+ // file2 with the correct permissions in the next step
+ if ( wxFileExists(file2) && !wxRemoveFile(file2) )
+ {
+ wxLogSysError(_("Impossible to overwrite the file '%s'"),
+ file2.c_str());
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+#ifdef __UNIX__
+ // reset the umask as we want to create the file with exactly the same
+ // permissions as the original one
+ mode_t oldUmask = umask( 0 );
+#endif // __UNIX__
+
+ // create file2 with the same permissions than file1 and open it for
+ // writing
+ wxFile fileOut;
+ if ( !fileOut.Create(file2, TRUE, fbuf.st_mode & 0777) )