How do I add execute permission to a file in CVS after it's already been checked in?

Question

We use CVS on Linux for software development.

I noticed that one of the scripts I\'m working on is missing the execute bit set in the CVS repository.

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Answer 1

Modify the permissions of the related ,v file in the repository. Per this article, the file is checked out with the same permissions as the ,v file in CVSROOT.

Answer 2

Cvs command option watch is also preventing file permissions to be restored. If watched, when file is checked out it will be read-only. From cvs man pages:

$ cvs watch --help_options

Usage: cvs watch {on|off|add|remove} [-lR] [-a <action>]... [<path>]...

on/off: turn on/off read-only checkouts of files

So, use cvs watch off filename to remove checkout from repository making it read only every time.