diff --git a/libisoburn/isoburn.c b/libisoburn/isoburn.c
index f67f4f19..b0b576f8 100644
--- a/libisoburn/isoburn.c
+++ b/libisoburn/isoburn.c
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ int isoburn_ropt_new(struct isoburn_read_opts **new_o, int flag)
  o->preferjoliet= 0;
  o->uid= geteuid();
  o->gid= getegid();
- o->mode= 0444; /* >>> would need 0555 for directories */
+ o->mode= 0444;
+ o->dirmode= 0555;
  o->input_charset= NULL;
  o->hasRR= 0;
  o->hasJoliet= 0;
@@ -499,9 +500,19 @@ int isoburn_ropt_get_extensions(struct isoburn_read_opts *o, int *ext)
 int isoburn_ropt_set_default_perms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
                                    uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode)
 {
+ mode_t dirmode;
+
  o->uid= uid;
  o->gid= gid;
  o->mode= mode;
+ dirmode= mode;
+ if(dirmode & S_IRUSR)
+   dirmode|= S_IXUSR;
+ if(dirmode & S_IRGRP)
+   dirmode|= S_IXGRP;
+ if(dirmode & S_IROTH)
+   dirmode|= S_IXOTH;
+ o->dirmode= dirmode;
  return(1);
 }
 
@@ -516,6 +527,22 @@ int isoburn_ropt_get_default_perms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
 }
 
 
+int isoburn_ropt_set_default_dirperms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
+                                       mode_t mode)
+{
+ o->dirmode= mode;
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
+int isoburn_ropt_get_default_dirperms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
+                                      mode_t *mode)
+{
+ *mode= o->dirmode;
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
 int isoburn_ropt_set_input_charset(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
                                    char *input_charset)
 {
diff --git a/libisoburn/isoburn.h b/libisoburn/isoburn.h
index eb04bf92..3f593bb9 100644
--- a/libisoburn/isoburn.h
+++ b/libisoburn/isoburn.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ struct isoburn_read_opts {
     uid_t uid; /**< Default uid when no RR */
     gid_t gid; /**< Default uid when no RR */
     mode_t mode; /**< Default mode when no RR (only permissions) */
+    mode_t dirmode; /**< Default mode for directories 
+                         when no RR (only permissions) */
 
     /**
      * Input charset for RR file names. NULL to use default locale charset.
diff --git a/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c b/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
index 2d1eb92e..329b62aa 100644
--- a/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
+++ b/libisoburn/isofs_wrap.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ int isoburn_read_image(struct burn_drive *d,
  iso_read_opts_set_no_joliet(ropts, read_opts->nojoliet);
  iso_read_opts_set_no_iso1999(ropts, read_opts->noiso1999);
  iso_read_opts_set_preferjoliet(ropts, read_opts->preferjoliet);
- iso_read_opts_set_default_permissions(ropts, read_opts->mode);
+ iso_read_opts_set_default_permissions(ropts,
+                                       read_opts->mode, read_opts->dirmode);
  iso_read_opts_set_default_uid(ropts, read_opts->uid);
  iso_read_opts_set_default_gid(ropts, read_opts->gid);
  iso_read_opts_set_input_charset(ropts, read_opts->input_charset);
diff --git a/libisoburn/libisoburn.h b/libisoburn/libisoburn.h
index f918b44f..e359927f 100644
--- a/libisoburn/libisoburn.h
+++ b/libisoburn/libisoburn.h
@@ -269,15 +269,33 @@ int isoburn_ropt_get_extensions(struct isoburn_read_opts *o, int *ext);
     @param uid  user id number (see /etc/passwd)
     @param gid  group id number (see /etc/group)
     @param mode  permissions (not file type) as of man 2 stat.
+                 With directories, r-permissions will automatically imply
+                 x-permissions. See isoburn_ropt_set_default_dirperms() below.
 */
 int isoburn_ropt_set_default_perms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
                                    uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode);
 int isoburn_ropt_get_default_perms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
                                    uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid, mode_t *mode);
 
+/** Default attributes to use on directories if no RockRidge extension
+    gets loaded.
+    Above call isoburn_ropt_set_default_perms() automatically adds
+    x-permissions to r-permissions for directories. This call here may
+    be done afterwards to set independend permissions for directories,
+    especially to override the automatically added x-permissions.
+*/
+int isoburn_ropt_set_default_dirperms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
+                                      mode_t mode);
+int isoburn_ropt_get_default_dirperms(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
+                                      mode_t *mode);
 
-/** Input charset for RR file names. NULL to use default locale charset.
-    >>> what if not NULL ?
+
+
+/** Set the character set for reading RR file names from ISO images.
+    @param input_charset Set this to NULL to use the default locale charset.
+                         For selecting a particular character set, submit its
+                         name, e.g. as listed by program iconv -l.
+                         Example: "UTF-8". 
 */
 int isoburn_ropt_set_input_charset(struct isoburn_read_opts *o,
                                    char *input_charset);
@@ -343,7 +361,9 @@ int isoburn_igopt_destroy(struct isoburn_imgen_opts **o, int flag);
 
 
 /** ISO level to write at.
-    >>> what is an ISO level ? xorriso uses 2.
+    @param level is a term of the ISO 9660 standard. It should be one of:
+                 1= filenames restricted to form 8.3
+                 2= filenames allowed up to 31 characters
 */
 int isoburn_igopt_set_level(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o, int level);
 int isoburn_igopt_get_level(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o, int *level);
@@ -351,15 +371,15 @@ int isoburn_igopt_get_level(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o, int *level);
 
 /** Which extensions to support.
     @param ext Bitfield:
-               bit0= rockridge
-                     Rock Ridge extensions add POSIX file attributes like
-                     owner, group, access permissions, long filenames.
-                     Very advisable if the designed audience has Unix style                          systems.
-               bit1= joliet
-                     Longer filenames for Windows systems.
-                     Weaker than RockRidge, but also usable with Linux.
-               bit2= iso1999
-                     This is rather exotic. Better do not surprise the readers.
+           bit0= rockridge
+                 Rock Ridge extensions add POSIX file attributes like
+                 owner, group, access permissions, long filenames. Very
+                 advisable if the designed audience has Unix style systems.
+           bit1= joliet
+                 Longer filenames for Windows systems.
+                 Weaker than RockRidge, but also readable with Linux.
+           bit2= iso1999
+                 This is rather exotic. Better do not surprise the readers.
 */
 #define isoburn_igopt_rockridge 1
 #define isoburn_igopt_joliet    2
@@ -418,7 +438,8 @@ int isoburn_igopt_get_relaxed(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o, int *relax);
 /** Whether and how files should be sorted.
     @param value Bitfield: bit0= sort_files_by_weight
                                  files should be sorted based on their weight.
-                                 >>> what is weight ?
+                                 Weight is attributed to files in the image
+                                 by libisofs call iso_node_set_sort_weight().
 */
 #define isoburn_igopt_sort_files_by_weight        1
 int isoburn_igopt_set_sort_files(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o, int value);
@@ -461,8 +482,11 @@ int isoburn_igopt_get_over_ugid(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o,
                                int *replace_uid, int *replace_gid,
                                uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid);
 
-/** Set this to NULL to use the default output charset.
-    >>> What if not NULL or not want default ?
+/** Set the charcter set to use for representing filenames in the image.
+    @param output_charset Set this to NULL to use the default output charset.
+                          For selecting a particular character set, submit its
+                          name, e.g. as listed by program iconv -l.
+                          Example: "UTF-8". 
 */
 int isoburn_igopt_set_out_charset(struct isoburn_imgen_opts *o,
                                  char *output_charset);
diff --git a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
index c1036156..91474bc6 100755
--- a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
+++ b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ copy_files libisofs/*.[ch] "$lone_dir"/libisofs
 # To get a common version.h 
 cat version.h.in >> "$lone_dir"/version.h.in
 
+sed -e 's/FNM_FILE_NAME/FNM_PATHNAME/g' \
+<libisofs/tree.c >"$lone_dir"/libisofs/tree.c
+
 
 # <<< obsoleted
 if test 1 = 0
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 9bbbc205..e7ea7b70 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.01.29.211543"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.01.31.152131"