From: fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT OZ DOT AU (Fergus Henderson)
Subject: Re: Perl 5.003_90 Configure recursion using beta 17.1e
1 Mar 1997 07:42:14 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <3317F869.54A8@netcom.com> from "Jim Balter" at Mar 1, 97 01:35:37 am
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Jim Balter, you wrote:
> 
> Fergus Henderson wrote:
> > 
> > Robert Rainthorpe, you wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm having difficulty getting perl to install:
> > >
> > > The problem appears to be related to mixed case.
> > 
> > Yep.  Try using the `-m' ("mixed case") option to `mount'
> > to mount a directory that supports mixed-case files,
> > and then unpack and install perl in this directory.
> 
> -m is a no-op in b17.

Oh.  Why??

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