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On 04/29/11 11:19, H. Merijn Brand via RT wrote: > On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:37:05 +0100, Alan Hourihane > <alanh@fairlite.co.uk> wrote: > >> Here's the patch. > Sorry to say it is just too late for 5.14.0 > > > > --- perl-5.12.3/Configure 2011-02-21 09:18:09.000000000 +0000 > +++ perl-5.12.3-mint/Configure 2011-02-21 09:38:49.000000000 +0000 > @@ -1275,6 +1275,9 @@ > elif test -n "$DJGPP"; then > : DOS DJGPP > _exe=".exe" > +elif test -f "/kern/cookiejar"; then > +: MiNT > + _exe="" > elif test -d c:/. -o -n "$is_os2" ; then > : OS/2 or cygwin > _exe=".exe" > > Why exactly is this needed? As "" is the default. What other test would > trigger it to be something else, and in that case, could that other > test be amended by adding criteria? It's needed because the OS/2 or cygwin test would set ".exe". AmigaOS also sets "" which is done a few more lines up. Alan.