Re^4: Executable bit sloppiness in modules

Data::Dump::Streamer has unix line endings, but all files and directories are mode 755. I just don't like that, and makes me leary of automatic Cpan installs. It makes me want to give all the files a "look-over" first. I can see how this could be abused by introducing executable files to your system.( Like license.txt....how many people actually check it?)

For instance, what if I'm a little groggy, and want to look at the README file, and accidently double click it, instead of opening it for viewing, and the first line was a system command? I just think that part of CPAN's rules, should be correct file permissions for the file types.

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Re^5: Executable bit sloppiness in modules by demerphq (Chancellor) on Dec 19, 2004 at 11:55 UTC
How do I on Win32 make sure that `nmake dist` produces a file with the correct permissions? I mean execute priviledges on Win32 dont have the same meaning as they do on Unix. So what to do when permission semantics are not platform portable? (Executable permissions on a file that isnt a registered executable type do nothing on Win32) --- demerphq	[reply] [d/l]