[Hackage] #627: sdist drops executable permissions for files in the tarball (was: Nonsense tarball permissions with sdist in Cabal 1.8.0.2)

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#627: sdist drops executable permissions for files in the tarball
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  Reporter:  draconx        |        Owner:     
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:     
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:     
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:     
Difficulty:  unknown        |   Ghcversion:     
  Platform:  Linux          |  
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Comment(by duncan):

 Note also that cabal unpack does not preserve any executable permissions.

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