diff -r fe502496fc06 -r 75f3f975e2ad scripts/tarball.sh
--- a/scripts/tarball.sh	Sun Jun 17 11:13:48 2007 +0000
+++ b/scripts/tarball.sh	Sun Jun 17 14:51:37 2007 +0000
@@ -92,5 +92,7 @@
 rm -f "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}/${topdir}.${CT_TARGET}.tar.bzip2"
 rm -rf "${tempdir}"
 
-# Render the install directory non-writable
-chmod u-w "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}"
+if [ "${CT_INSTALL_DIR_RO}" = "y" ]; then
+    # Render the install directory non-writable
+    chmod u-w "${CT_PREFIX_DIR}"
+fi