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diff --git a/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
index e8c3b65..fac29a8 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,33 @@ set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RPATH_LINK_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath-link,")
set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
set(CMAKE_EXE_EXPORTS_C_FLAG "-Wl,--export-dynamic")
+# Debian policy requires that shared libraries be installed without
+# executable permission. Fedora policy requires that shared libraries
+# be installed with the executable permission. Since the native tools
+# create shared libraries with execute permission in the first place a
+# reasonable policy seems to be to install with execute permission by
+# default. In order to support debian packages we provide an option
+# here. The option default is based on the current distribution, but
+# packagers can set it explicitly on the command line.
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE)
+ # Store the decision variable in the cache. This preserves any
+ # setting the user provides on the command line.
+ set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE}" CACHE INTERNAL
+ "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+else()
+ # Store the decision variable as an internal cache entry to avoid
+ # checking the platform every time. This option is advanced enough
+ # that only package maintainers should need to adjust it. They are
+ # capable of providing a setting on the command line.
+ if(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
+ set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE 1 CACHE INTERNAL
+ "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+ else()
+ set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE 0 CACHE INTERNAL
+ "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+ endif()
+endif()
+
set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE_REGEX "[a-z0-9_]+(-[a-z0-9_]+)?-gnu[a-z0-9_]*")
include(Platform/UnixPaths)