linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] generate-cmdlist.sh should be either executable or run as parameter of "."

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Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:11:02 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] generate-cmdlist.sh should be either executable or run
	as parameter of "."


* Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 02:08:22PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@...il.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I believe this is just a small glitch. generate-cmdlist.sh by default 
> > > should be made as executable. But since one might forgot to do it, we 
> > > could simply call it as an argument "." or "source" or even "sh -c". I 
> > > pick "."
> > > 
> > > Tested in 2.6.31
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@...il.com>
> > 
> > hm, generate-cmdlist.sh is executable in the upstream kernel repo. It 
> > apparently isnt executable on your box - why?
> 
> Whatever - we should try to avoid relying on executable bit being set. 
> umask can prevent this is tree is checkout as one user and build as 
> another user.

Fair enough - i'll queue the patch up.

	Ingo
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