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Re: Make executable scripts executable
- To: law at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Make executable scripts executable
- From: Bruce Korb <bkorb at sco dot COM>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:10:03 -0800
- CC: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, Marco Franzen <Marco dot Franzen at thyron dot com>
- Organization: Santa Cruz Operations
- References: <4478.954348072@upchuck>
Jeffrey A Law wrote:
> > This would add "chmod a+x" functionality to the touch
> > function. OK to apply?
> It shouldn't be necessary. I thought CVS was supposed to preserve
> permissions -- in which case the right fix is to identify the files
> and have someone chmod +x them in the CVS repo itself.
Yep, it shouldn't be necessary:
Marco Franzen wrote:
[[...]]
> cd . ; ./genfixes fixincl.sh
> /bin/sh: ./genfixes: Execute permission denied.
> gmake[3]: *** [fixincl.sh] Error 126
[[...]]
> [The missing execution permission is probably a result of doing the anonymous
> cvs on a WhimDoze box (which I don't control). My preferred Un*x boxes have no
> connection to the public internet other than via a mail (store-and-forward)
> gateway.]
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Marco
but it shouldn't hurt, either.