[PATCH v2] [BUILTIN] Fix "test -x" as root on FreeBSD 8

2011-09-27 Thread Jonathan Nieder
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Re: [PATCH] [BUILTIN] Make "test -x" sane again when run as root

2011-09-27 Thread Herbert Xu
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 05:16:49PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > > [PATCH] [BUILTIN] Make "test -x" sane again when run as root > > Quick correction: a better title would be > > [BUILTIN] Fix "test -x" as root on platforms with old-fashioned > faccessat > > f