* demerphq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-26 17:35]: > Can you explain this please? Why would the lack of a set x bit > on a directory prevent you from doing > > perl Makefile.PL > make > make test
Yes. > Is this simply so you dont have to type 'perl'? No. The x bit on a directory determines whether you can resolve paths that cross it. ~ $ cd Proc-Fork ~/Proc-Fork $ chmod -x lib ~/Proc-Fork $ perl Build.PL Can't find file lib/Proc/Fork.pm to determine version at \ /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Module/Build/Base.pm line 937. Regards, -- Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>