[Python-Dev] distutils and scripts

[Guido van Rossum]

Before I report a bug, is there a reason why the distutils build
command doesn't give the scripts that it copies into the
build/scripts* directory execute permission?  It correctly mangles the
#! line, but the scripts cannot be run directly out of there unless
you do chmod +x build/scripts*/* first.  Bug or feature?  (The install
command copies the scripts to <prefix>/bin, and there they do get the
right permission.)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)