diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 056670d3e..5dbf84497 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ runtests: $(TESTSCRIPTS_$(BUILD_CLASS))
 define  BIN_INSTALLS_template
 $$(INSTALL_BIN)/$$(notdir $(1)) : $(1)
 	@echo "Installing $$(<F)"
-	@$$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $$^ $$(INSTALL_BIN)
+	@$$(INSTALL) -d -m $$(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $$^ $$(INSTALL_BIN)
 endef
 $(foreach file, $(BIN_INSTALLS), $(eval $(call BIN_INSTALLS_template, $(file))))
 
 define  LIB_INSTALLS_template
 $$(INSTALL_LIB)/$$(notdir $(1)) : $(1)
 	@echo "Installing $$(<F)"
-	@$$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $$^ $$(INSTALL_LIB)
+	@$$(INSTALL) -d -m $$(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $$^ $$(INSTALL_LIB)
 endef
 $(foreach file, $(LIB_INSTALLS), $(eval $(call LIB_INSTALLS_template, $(file))))
 
@@ -365,30 +365,30 @@ $(foreach file, $(LIB_INSTALLS), $(eval $(call LIB_INSTALLS_template, $(file))))
 
 $(INSTALL_BIN)/%: ../os/$(OS_CLASS)/%
 	@echo "Installing os-specific script $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
+	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
 
 $(INSTALL_BIN)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing created file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
+	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
 
 $(INSTALL_BIN)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing script $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
+	@$(INSTALL_PRODUCT) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_BIN)
 
 $(INSTALL_LIB)/%.a: %.a
 	@echo "Installing library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m 644 $< $(INSTALL_LIB)
+	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_LIB)
 ifneq ($(strip $(RANLIB)),)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 endif # RANLIB
 
 $(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib: %.lib
 	@echo "Installing library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m 644 $< $(INSTALL_LIB)
+	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_LIB)
 
 $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)/lib%: lib%
 	@echo "Installing shared library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)
+	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)
 ifneq (,$(strip $(SHRLIB_VERSION)))
 	@$(RM) $(subst .$(SHRLIB_VERSION),,$@)
 	ln -s $< $(subst .$(SHRLIB_VERSION),,$@)
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ endif # SHRLIB_VERSION
 ifneq ($(INSTALL_TCLLIB),$(INSTALL_BIN))
 $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing Tcl library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)
 
 $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing Tcl library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $< $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(BIN_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)
 endif
 
 $(INSTALL_TCLLIB)/$(TCLINDEX): $(INSTALL_TCLLIBS)
@@ -419,47 +419,47 @@ endif # LOADABLE_SHRLIB_VERSION
 
 $(INSTALL_CONFIG)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing config file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_CONFIG)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing config file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_INCLUDE)/% : $(COMMON_DIR)/%
 	@echo "Installing generated generic include file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_INCLUDE)/% : %
 	@echo "Installing generic include file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_INCLUDE)/os/$(OS_CLASS)/% : %
 	@echo "Installing os dependent include file $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_DOC)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing doc $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(INSTALL_DOC)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_DOC)
 
 $(INSTALL_DOC)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing doc $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(INSTALL_DOC)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_DOC)
 
 $(INSTALL_HTML)/$(HTMLS_DIR)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing html $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_HTML)/$(HTMLS_DIR)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing html $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES_SUBDIR)/%: ../%
 	@echo "Installing $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES_SUBDIR)/%: %
 	@echo "Installing $@"
-	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
 
 -include $(CONFIG)/RULES_EXPAND