Send a polite email to upstream asking them to fix it in future releases? If you clearly document the problem, most people will oblige.
Justin On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Christoph Mathys <erase...@gmail.com> wrote: > I created a package from an upstream tarball. Now the problem is that > all files in the upstream tarball have their eXecutable bit set. > > What is the usual way to deal with this situation? > > Christoph > > -- > Ubuntu-motu mailing list > Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu > -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu