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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:27:37 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: mdejong AT cygnus DOT com
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(message from Mo DeJong on Tue, 11 Apr 2000 11:24:22 -0700 (PDT))
Subject: Re: "make" seems to be broken on Win95.
References: <Pine DOT LNX DOT 4 DOT 10 DOT 10004111117530 DOT 23883-100000 AT abomination DOT cygnus DOT com>

> Can make be fixed to not be case sensitive under cygwin?

Why?  Unix is case sensitive, and we're emulating Unix as best we can.
If you want case insensitivity, use Microsoft's NMAKE, or feel free to
contribute a patch to make that lets the user select case
insensitivity *if* they need it.

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