blob_resize(&filename, nBasename);
    blob_append(&filename, zName, -1);

#if !defined(_WIN32)
    /* For unix, extract the "executable" and "symlink" permissions
    ** directly from the filesystem.  On windows, permissions are
    ** unchanged from the original.  However, only do this if the file
    ** itself is actually selected to be part of this check-in.
    */

    if( isSelected ){
      int mPerm;

      mPerm = file_wd_perm(blob_str(&filename));
      isExe = ( mPerm==PERM_EXE );
      isLink = ( mPerm==PERM_LNK );
    }
#endif