Index: e2fsprogs-1.42.13/lib/et/compile_et.sh.in
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--- e2fsprogs-1.42.13.orig/lib/et/compile_et.sh.in
+++ e2fsprogs-1.42.13/lib/et/compile_et.sh.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if test -f ${BASE}.h && cmp -s ${BASE}.h
     rm -f ${BASE}.h.$$
 else
     mv -f ${BASE}.h.$$ ${BASE}.h
-    chmod a-w ${BASE}.h
+#    chmod a-w ${BASE}.h
 fi
 $AWK -f "${DIR}/et_c.awk" "outfile=${BASE}.c.$$" "outfn=${BASE}.c" "$ROOT.et"
 if test -f ${BASE}.c && cmp -s ${BASE}.c.$$ ${BASE}.c ; then