Should we have programs with executable permissions in the distro

[Shawn H Corey]

On 10-08-01 09:39 AM, Nicholas Clark wrote:
> I don't know for sure about Windows. I believe that interpreter choice is
> determined by looking up the extension in the registry, but I may well be
> wrong. (#! line and file permissions are not used)
>

I haven't used Windows in a while but the last time I did, this was 
true.  However, the Apache web server used the she-bang line to find the 
interpreter.


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