I need to run a script as part of debian/rules. I can't rely on it being executable when unpacked, since dpkg-source doesn't preserve the mode. I can explicitly call its interpreter (Perl in this case): /usr/bin/perl debian/my-script .... or I can set it executable each time: chmod +x debian/my-script debian/my-script ... Is there a preferred approach? Thanks. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u