Re: [Fab-user] running tests

[Jeff Forcier]

Hi Matt,

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Matt Good <address@hidden> wrote:
> Zip files contain no info on executable permissions, so its not Github's
> fault.  The bug is in Mac's "Archive Utility" that it uses to auto-unzip
> your downloads.  I just tested wget-ing the file and unzipping with various
> tools.  Neither the command line "unzip" nor The Unarchiver make the files
> executable, but Archive Utility does :(
>
> Tar files preserve the right permissions since they were designed to be
> Unix-friendly.

That's interesting -- I never knew that. When left to my own devices I
always use .tar.gz or .tar.bz2, so I guess I'm pleading ignorance :)
Thanks a lot for the explanation! I'll have to go update the Github
ticket now.

Best,
Jeff