GNU bug report logs - #50818
28.0.50; .eln files need to be executable on Cygwin

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Reported by: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 50818 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
Cc: 50818 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50818: 28.0.50; .eln files need to be executable on Cygwin
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:52:15 -0400

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 9/26/2021 12:57 PM, Ken Brown wrote:
> On 9/26/2021 12:04 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Please define a new INSTALL_ELN macro for that purpose.
> 
> OK.  But I'd like to hear first (maybe from Andrea?) whether there's a reason 
> for this to be Cygwin-specific, and whether INSTALL_DATA is in fact typically 
> used for installing libraries on other platforms.

I decide to go ahead with a Cygwin-specific patch (attached).  If Andrea or 
someone else decides this would be good for all platforms, they can do that later.

OK to push?

Ken

[0001-Make-.eln-files-executable-on-Cygwin.patch (text/plain, attachment)]
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