diff --git a/lib/place-holder b/lib/place-holder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa084c8aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/place-holder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+perforce does not maintain empty directories.
+this file helps.
diff --git a/pkg/place-holder b/pkg/place-holder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa084c8aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/place-holder
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+perforce does not maintain empty directories.
+this file helps.
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/mksys.bash b/src/cmd/gc/mksys.bash
old mode 100644
new mode 100755