java - Can i store unix permissions in a zip file (built with apache ant)?

Question

I'm building a linux installer for a Java application, and I end up with an install.jar and a setup.sh that I put in a zip file using ant.

The idea is the user unzips the zip file and then runs setup.sh but the trouble is that they always need to chmod setup.sh first to give themselves execute permissions.

I want to remove this step and Im not sure if the problem part is:

1. That Im building on Windows
2. That Im building with ant zip task
3. Or that zips cannot presreve permissions and will always unzip without x permissions.

Answer 1

You don't have to switch to tar files. I don't know why people who don't know Ant are offering advice on this topic.

Use zipfileset's filemode parameter. Documented at http://ant.apache.org/manual/Types/zipfileset.html