diff -Naur readline-6.0/support/shlib-install readline-6.0-fix-shared-libs-perms/support/shlib-install
--- readline-6.0/support/shlib-install	2008-07-19 19:16:05.000000000 -0400
+++ readline-6.0-fix-shared-libs-perms/support/shlib-install	2009-02-24 04:47:40.000000000 -0500
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 case "$host_os" in
 hpux*|darwin*|macosx*|linux*)
 	if [ -z "$uninstall" ]; then
-		chmod 555 ${INSTALLDIR}/${LIBNAME}
+		chmod 755 ${INSTALLDIR}/${LIBNAME}
 	fi ;;
 cygwin*|mingw*)
 	IMPLIBNAME=`echo ${LIBNAME} \