On 05/29/2013 01:25 AM, Peter Rosin wrote: > On 2013-05-16 13:35, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> It gives the impression that they are directly runnable, as with >> "./t/foo.sh", but it has been a while since that was the case. Today, >> tests are runnable only through "make check" or "./runtest". > > I'd say that the shebang is more deceiving than an exec bit... > Possibly, albeit it has the nice side effect of activating the right syntax highlighting with most editors. But my Vim is configured to recognize also Emacs-style "-*- shell -*-" lines, so I'm not opposed to a change in that direction. In any case, I say we put this on hold until Automake 1.14 is out; OK? Feel free to bring the question up again once that release is done.
Thanks, Stefano