Index: lib/autoconf/status.m4
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/lib/autoconf/status.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -p -r1.45 status.m4
--- lib/autoconf/status.m4	30 Jan 2004 14:21:36 -0000	1.45
+++ lib/autoconf/status.m4	15 Feb 2004 10:52:17 -0000
@@ -998,6 +998,15 @@ AC_PROVIDE_IFELSE([AC_PROG_INSTALL],
     done` || AS_EXIT([1])
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
+dnl Propagate 'executable' attribute of the first input file.
+  rm -f $tmp/out
+  if test x"$ac_file" != x-; then
+    for f in $ac_file_inputs; do
+      cp $f $tmp/out
+      chmod u+w $tmp/out
+      break
+    done
+  fi
 dnl Neutralize VPATH when `$srcdir' = `.'.
   sed "$ac_vpsub
 dnl Shell code in configure.ac might set extrasub.