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Subject: RE: 1.5.19-4 exec family of functions find wrong file to execute
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:04:35 -0000
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On 30 January 2006 19:23, Martin wrote:

> Any response?
> TIA
> --- Martin <linkscrazy AT yahoo.!> wrote:
> 
>> I am attempting to invoke a command with execvp/execlp.  If a file
>> appears in my PATH before the executable desired and has the same name
>> as the executable, the first occurrence of the file name is used as
>> the executable to invoke.  Even though the first file is NOT marked as
>> executable. 

>> Is this normal behavior for execlp/execvp?
>> Shouldn't the execution permission be set in order to execute it?


  Depends on your mountpoints.  If the file is found under a mountpoint with the cygexec flag set, it will be assumed to be
executable regardless of the x bit in the file's perms.


    cheers,
      DaveK
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