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Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/exmh2 Makefile
From: asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
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 *   Run scripts with /bin/sh explicitly rather than depending on the x bits
 *   being set.  I don't know what isn't copying the x bits, but don't depend
 *   on it.

ftp maybe?

Actually we should drop all the x bits in the ports' scripts (if we
can -- will something like "find /home/ncvs/ports -type f | xargs
chmod -x" work?) to make sure nothing breaks.  It is not recommended
to rely on the x bit (this has been mentioned on this list many
times).

Satoshi