re: toolchain/43219 (Use MKCROSSGDB to cross-build gdb on linux host)

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR toolchain/43219; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: toolchain-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
    netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, eng1%koblersystems.de@localhost
Subject: re: toolchain/43219 (Use MKCROSSGDB to cross-build gdb on linux host)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:51:47 +1000

 >   >  > Apparently there is *still* a problem with execute permission
 >   >  > disappearing in distributed source tarballs. (It is not an
 >   >  > issue for trees checked out from CVS.)
 >   >  
 >   >  what's the problem?  i wasn't able to make this fail.
 >  
 >  The problem is that if you go download an official release source
 >  tarball, you'll find all the random scripts in the tree have lost
 >  their +x permissions. Then random stuff breaks.
 >  
 >  This was still true not more than a week or two ago. If it's been
 >  straightened out in the meantime, I'll be glad to hear it.
 >  
 >  (but if so there's still a valid doc issue in here)
 
 i tried this about 6 weeks ago last, and it worked for me.
 
 i'm curious about the specific details.
 
 
 .mrg.