Jacque, I never did either of these things, but it looks like you can preserve execution bit attributes using tar with the mode option.
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/linux_tool_guides/tar_user_guide/Option-Summary.html Then, to set the icon programmatically, it seems you have to create a .desktop file. http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/anatomy-of-a-desktop-file/ Andre will know! -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Linux-standalone-distibution-tp3235370p3235701.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode