Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2001/11/29/02:04:44
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerrit P. Haase [mailto:freeweb AT nyckelpiga DOT de]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 5:56 PM
> To: Ralf Habacker
> Cc: Cygwin-Apps
> Subject: Re: question about perl -i bug
>
>
> Hallo Ralf,
>
> 2001-11-28 17:49:17, du schriebst:
>
> >> > in http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2001-08/msg00045.html I have
> >> > reported a bug with perl.
> >>
> >> > My question is if this bug is fixed ? I have read that gerrit Haase has
> >> > tried to compile perl. Does he have success ?
> >>
> >> In the current version it is the same as before, no inplace editing without
> >> backup is possible.
>
I have found, that the error is "permission denied" .
One question: Does cygwin use a different concept for file opening/creation as for example
linux ?
> > But you say, that there is somebody, who can compile and make a distribution
> > of perl.
> ?
I want to say, that I need perhaps somebody who can assist me. :-)
>
> > I'm asking, because I want to look into the source to prepare a patch if nobody
> > else will do this.
> > This fix would remove one needed patch for the kde port (6 times in every kde package in
> > admin/Makefile.common)
>
> That would be great, please checkout bleadperl to do the patch!
>
> rsync -auvz rsync://ftp.linux.activestate.com/perl-current/ /target/directory
Can't I use the perl 5.6.1-2 src from cygwin ?
>
> If you have questions about how to compile, feel free to ask.
>
Thats want I want to here with the question, you answered with ?
> If a patch gets accepted by the perl5-porters then it is in the next release.
> I suggest this will happen soon so I plan to make no more releases of the 5.6
> series.
>
> And if it is neccessary to do so it would be easy to integrate it there too.
>
> Gerrit
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