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From: "Soren Andersen" <soren DOT andersen AT mindspring DOT com>
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:59:13 -0500
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Subject: Perl ported to Cygwin bug report (-w)
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Hello,

I am using a Perl that's been ported to Cygwin, I am sure I remember that 
the prebuilt Win32 (Cygwin) binary i installed was pointed-to from 
Cygwin's site or an associated site list of port projects. sorry  don't have the 
specific URL.

In this Perl, the -w (writable yes|no) file test operator is broken -- it always 
returns null on any file. [As a consequence I cannot run the important Perl 
module CPAN.pm to extend Perl conveniently). I am running NT4 sp6.

If anyone knows anything about this I'd appreciate hearing from them.

     soren andersen


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