Re: [patch] Keep executability of config.status-ed files

[Jan Kratochvil]

Hi,

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:55:04 +0100, Eric Sunshine wrote:
...
> At the very least, it would be a good idea to 
>  only use "ls -ld" after checking that such usage is valid (i.e. ensure 
> that "ls -ld" actually works, and works as intended on the target platform).

As the possible 'keep executable' feature would be dependent upon by the
package there is no way to make it optional according to the host platform.

OK, I give up, I see the only chance as 'chmod +x' in AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS.
I consider this as a long-lasting pain of autoconf.



Regards,
Lace