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Re: libwww install fails on cygwin: HEAD vs. head filename confusion?
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: libwww install fails on cygwin: HEAD vs. head filename confusion?
- From: Gisle Aas <gisle at ActiveState dot com>
- Date: 27 Aug 2001 17:55:39 -0700
- Cc: david at carter dot net, libwww at perl dot org
- References: <3B8A983E.30580.1C563E9@localhost>
"Gerrit P. Haase" <freeweb@nyckelpiga.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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