fi
# make the clam shell scripts executable.
-chmod 755 "$CLAM_SCRIPTS"/*.sh
-chmod 755 "$CLAM_SCRIPTS"/cpp/*.sh
+#hmmm: why? this should no longer be needed.
+# and even if it's needed, the perms should be stored in the repo.
+#chmod 755 "$CLAM_SCRIPTS"/*.sh
+#chmod 755 "$CLAM_SCRIPTS"/cpp/*.sh
#chmod 755 "$CLAM_SCRIPTS"/csharp/*.sh
-chmod 755 "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/generator/wrapdoze.sh"
+#chmod 755 "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/generator/wrapdoze.sh"
# rebuild the dependency tool. needed by everything, pretty much, but
# since it's from the xfree project, it doesn't need any of our libraries.