5 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-gc.sh b/contrib/examples/git-gc.sh
index 2ae235b081..1597e9f33f 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-gc.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-gc.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 . git-sh-setup
 
 no_prune=:
-while case $# in 0) break ;; esac
+while test $# != 0
 do
 	case "$1" in
 	--prune)
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-reset.sh b/contrib/examples/git-reset.sh
index 1dc606fbd3..bafeb52cd1 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-reset.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-reset.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_work_tree
 update= reset_type=--mixed
 unset rev
 
-while case $# in 0) break ;; esac
+while test $# != 0
 do
 	case "$1" in
 	--mixed | --soft | --hard)
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-tag.sh b/contrib/examples/git-tag.sh
index 5ee3f50a3c..ae7c531666 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-tag.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-tag.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ username=
 list=
 verify=
 LINES=0
-while case "$#" in 0) break ;; esac
+while test $# != 0
 do
     case "$1" in
     -a)
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-verify-tag.sh b/contrib/examples/git-verify-tag.sh
index 37b0023b27..0902a5c21a 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-verify-tag.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-verify-tag.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SUBDIRECTORY_OK='Yes'
 . git-sh-setup
 
 verbose=
-while case $# in 0) break;; esac
+while test $# != 0
 do
 	case "$1" in
 	-v|--v|--ve|--ver|--verb|--verbo|--verbos|--verbose)
diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4 b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
index adaaae6633..557649a14a 100755
--- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
+++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ def system(cmd):
     if os.system(cmd) != 0:
         die("command failed: %s" % cmd)
 
+def isP4Exec(kind):
+    """Determine if a Perforce 'kind' should have execute permission
+
+    'p4 help filetypes' gives a list of the types.  If it starts with 'x',
+    or x follows one of a few letters.  Otherwise, if there is an 'x' after
+    a plus sign, it is also executable"""
+    return (re.search(r"(^[cku]?x)|\+.*x", kind) != None)
+
 def p4CmdList(cmd, stdin=None, stdin_mode='w+b'):
     cmd = "p4 -G %s" % cmd
     if verbose:
@@ -932,7 +940,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
                 data = file['data']
 
                 mode = "644"
-                if file["type"].startswith("x"):
+                if isP4Exec(file["type"]):
                     mode = "755"
                 elif file["type"] == "symlink":
                     mode = "120000"