Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20001121173551.0209b830@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:44:13 -0500 To: Frank Ellert From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: Compatibility problem: Cygwin make and makefile filename case Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com In-Reply-To: <20001121230021.A71135@koma.free.de> References: <4 DOT 3 DOT 2 DOT 7 DOT 2 DOT 20001121133745 DOT 03bd8cd0 AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com> <20001121150210 DOT A45996 AT koma DOT free DOT de> <4 DOT 3 DOT 2 DOT 7 DOT 2 DOT 20001121133745 DOT 03bd8cd0 AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 05:00 PM 11/21/2000, Frank Ellert wrote: >Perhaps I didn't explain the problem right. Make works on my system. >But in some situatuations (example, see my first mail) it doesn't find >a makefile it should find. IMHO it's only a problem with different >handling of LFN/SFN under Win 95/98. > >Frank Both Earnie and Chris have pointed out that this issue is most likely with make and the file names it looks for. Since its looking for specific names, its not doing so in a case-insensitive way. If you'd like to see something different, it is your option to embellish the current functionality. However, it seems quite clear (at least to me) that this is not a LFN/SFN issue. I'm just guessing but I expect that this issue won't be getting any immediate attention from others on the list (I didn't want you to be holding your breath!;-)) Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com