* 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/>

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