Enforcing executable bit prevents use of Wine for CD software

Sense Hofstede sense at qense.nl
Sun Jan 24 12:19:39 UTC 2010


Hello,

In the current version of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx it is not possible
to execute anything without not having set the executable flag first.
By default CDs are mounted with all files set to -x, which means they
cannot be executed. Because you cannot change the executable
permissions on a CD it is impossible to execute files on the CD. It is
impossible to use Wine in the GUI, you'll have to execute a command.

Maybe it should be made possible to adapt the executable bit on CDs,
if only temporary.

Regards,
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Sense Hofstede
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