Sorry my finger were pressing the send to key before this mail was ready. > > Is this a bug or feature? > > > > $ cygcheck -c cygwin perl > > Cygwin Package Information > > Package Version > > cygwin 1.3.17-1 > > perl 5.6.1-2 This is a known issue with this perl release, which was fixed in perl 5.8.x.
A workaround is to use a speficic backup extension like perl -pi.bak ... Regards Ralf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
