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From: "Gerrit P. Haase" <gp AT familiehaase DOT de>
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:46:08 +0200
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Subject: Re: libwww install fails on cygwin:  HEAD vs. head filename confusion?
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Gisle Aas schrieb am 2001-08-27, 17:55:

>"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

There is also now an option to make Cygwin using case-sensitivity,
if set to case_check:strict, there should be no more problems:

CYGWIN=$'binmode tty ntsec case_check:strict nowinsymlinks'

Gerrit


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