Need to mark one of the tests as PHONY to get permissions set correctly on built scripts. --- a/Makefile.in 2011-02-10 09:44:43.000000000 -0600 +++ b/Makefile.in 2018-11-29 21:52:05.000000000 -0600 @@ -1106,5 +1108,6 @@ rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/"`echo lsdiff|sed '$(transform)'`" rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/"`echo grepdiff|sed '$(transform)'`" +.PHONY: tests/newline1/run-test tests/newline1/run-test: src/combinediff$(EXEEXT) src/flipdiff$(EXEEXT) \ src/lsdiff$(EXEEXT) src/grepdiff$(EXEEXT) \ scripts/splitdiff