[Python-Dev] distutils and scripts

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 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?  

I don't think that this was done on purpose, but I see no need to change 
that, either. Typically, the scripts won't work until the package is 
installed, anyway (as they import stuff that is not available in the 
standard locations yet).

Regards,
Martin