Re: [Module::Build] Re: [Module-build-checkins] [svn:Module-Build] r5891 - in Module-Build/trunk: . lib/Module/Build

[Randy W. S. <ml...@th...>]

Ken Williams wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I wonder whether we should check for executability with "-x $file" 
> rather than "(stat $file)[2] & 0111".  Besides being simpler, it seems 
> like it might DTRT on more platforms, where stat values might be 
> nontrustworthy.

You mean like so:

  $mode = 0444 | ( -x $file ? 0111 : 0 );

Yeah, that probably is clearer.

Randy.