From: Stephen W. <st...@ke...> - 2005-07-23 20:52:44
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Thomas Leonard <ta...@ec...> wrote: > On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:33:29 +0100, Stephen Watson wrote: > > And some valid scripts without a #!/interpreter header get labelled > > as text/plain and therefore not executable. > > There's no way to tell the difference between a text file on a filesystem > with everything marked executable, and a shell script without the header > line. I think we need the "Ignore executable bit on known types" option back so I can turn it off. > Also, these scripts should be fixed, as most programs can't run them (the > kernel doesn't know what to do, although some shells will try executing > them themselves if run from the shell prompt). They are valid under Solaris which will automatically run them using /bin/sh. -- Stephen Watson http://www.kerofin.demon.co.uk/ If you read this on a mailing list, send any reply back to the list and not to me. Not even CC. My bleeding heart does not extend to charity |