Let libtool decide the install mode for the libtool archive and the real files which it tracks. --- hesiod-3.1.0/Makefile.in 2006-06-20 14:24:10.000000000 -0400 +++ hesiod-3.1.0/Makefile.in 2006-06-20 14:24:05.000000000 -0400 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${includedir} ${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man3 ${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man5 - ${LIBTOOL} --mode=install ${INSTALL} -m 644 libhesiod.la \ + ${LIBTOOL} --mode=install ${INSTALL} libhesiod.la \ ${DESTDIR}${libdir} ${INSTALL} -m 444 ${srcdir}/hesiod.h ${DESTDIR}${includedir} ${INSTALL} -m 444 ${srcdir}/hesiod.3 ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man3