New submission from Peter Fein <pfein@pobox.com>: Setuptools installs all files with mode +x (executable), overriding any permissions specified in the original archive. The consensus on the distutils mailing list is that doing so is incorrect, and potentially dangerous. It also breaks nosetests. No final determination was received from PJE. For extensive discussion, see: http://nabble.decenturl.com/setuptools-nose-chmod- bug ---------- messages: 7 nosy: pfein priority: bug status: unread title: all files installed +x _______________________________________________ Setuptools tracker <setuptools@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue6> _______________________________________________