extern int preserve_specials;
extern int preserve_hard_links;
extern int preserve_perms;
+extern int preserve_executability;
extern int preserve_uid;
extern int preserve_gid;
extern int preserve_times;
&& (!(iflags & ITEM_XNAME_FOLLOWS) || *xname))
|| (keep_time && cmp_modtime(file->modtime, st->st_mtime) != 0))
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_TIME;
- if (preserve_perms
+ if ((preserve_perms || preserve_executability)
&& (file->mode & CHMOD_BITS) != (st->st_mode & CHMOD_BITS))
iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_PERMS;
if (preserve_uid && am_root && file->uid != st->st_uid)