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Subject: Re: libwww install fails on cygwin:  HEAD vs. head filename confusion?
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From: Gisle Aas <gisle AT ActiveState DOT com>
Date: 27 Aug 2001 17:55:39 -0700
In-Reply-To: "Gerrit P. Haase"'s message of "Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:58:06 +0200"
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"Gerrit P. Haase" <freeweb AT nyckelpiga DOT de> writes:

> >Trying to install libwww-perl on cygwin, but seem to be having a problem with
> >the symlink make install wants to create from /usr/bin/HEAD to
> >/usr/bin/lwp-request. (Output below may be an aritifact of a previous failed
> >make install.) I suspect the problem may be related to the fact that cygwin has
> >a /usr/bin/head (like the tail program), which may be gettting confused with
> >/usr/bin/HEAD due to Windows 2000 /  Cygwin filename case-sensitivity issues?
> 
> I remember we resolved this, right?

In a way.  The newest dev releases will ask interactively if you want
to install these programs and these links.

--Gisle

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