Re: mc problem

[Michael Harnois <mharnois@sbt.net>]

On Sun, 6 Jul 1997 14:24:23 +0200 (CEST), Joost Kooij <joost@kooij.com> said:

> I think I know what this problem is. It's probably related to
> {v,}fat partitions. In that case, the solution would be very easy.

<snip>

> Look at the permissions on the files on your {v,}fat partition; I
> bet they're all executable.. Note that the permissions don't
> miraculously change when you move or copy files to an ext2
> partition.

We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen. But *why* does the routine
fail on executable files, and what's the easy fix?

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