--- loncom/build/verifymodown.pl	2001/11/17 22:46:00	1.1
+++ loncom/build/verifymodown.pl	2004/06/08 23:14:16	1.3
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # verifymodown.pl - script to enforce file mode and ownership
 #
 # YEAR=2001
-# 11/17 Scott Harrison
+# 11/17,12/6 Scott Harrison
 #
-# $Id: verifymodown.pl,v 1.1 2001/11/17 22:46:00 harris41 Exp $
+# $Id: verifymodown.pl,v 1.3 2004/06/08 23:14:16 albertel Exp $
 ###
 
 my $filename=shift @ARGV;
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ my $arguments=shift @ARGV;
 my ($user)=($arguments=~/\-o (\S+)/);
 my ($group)=($arguments=~/\-g (\S+)/);
 my ($mode)=($arguments=~/\-m (\S+)/);
+my $nofix;
+$nofix=1 if $arguments=~/\-N/;
 
 my $currentmode=(stat($filename))[2];
 my $currentuser=getpwuid((stat($filename))[4]);
@@ -31,16 +33,19 @@ unless (-l $filename) {
     $cflag.="[MODE IS $currentmode SHOULD BE $mode]" if $mode ne $currentmode;
 }
 
-    $cflag.="[USER IS $currentuser SHOULD BE $user]" if $user ne $currentuser;
-    $cflag.="[GROUP IS $currentgroup SHOULD BE $group]" 
-        if $group ne $currentgroup;
+$cflag.="[USER IS $currentuser SHOULD BE $user]" if $user ne $currentuser;
+$cflag.="[GROUP IS $currentgroup SHOULD BE $group]" 
+    if $group ne $currentgroup;
+
+if ($nofix) {
+    print $cflag; exit;
+}
 
 if ($cflag) {
-    `chmod $mode $filename`;
-    `chown $user:$group $filename`;
+    system("chmod $mode $filename");
+    system("chown $user:$group $filename");
 }
 
-print <<END if $cflag;
-**** WARNING (how did this happen?!) ****
-Fixing $filename ownership/permissions mismatch. $cflag\n";
-END
+if ($cflag) {
+    print "\nFixing $filename ownership/permissions mismatch. $cflag\n";
+}