[Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-12 Thread linda w
I'm on an NT compatible (Windows XP) release trying to run the reg utils but I get an error message that IsWinNT is not defined, so they the reg utils fail to install. Presumably IsWinNT is to differentiate between Protected and DOS-based versions of Windows but presumably wouldn't be defined on

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-12 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, linda w wrote: > [snip] > Speaking of compatibility -- there is only 1 application I know of that > uses "/" in keynames -- Cygwin. Since it's already been noted that this > makes it very awkward to access these keys in /proc, perhaps cygwin > could op for better windows comp

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-12 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 01:44:24PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: >The only mechanism I can think of that is adversely affected by this >convention is /proc/registry, because of its attempt to map the >registry onto a filesystem. Because the registry doesn't have the same >set of invalid characte

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-12 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 01:44:24PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > >The only mechanism I can think of that is adversely affected by this > >convention is /proc/registry, because of its attempt to map the > >registry onto a filesystem. Because the

RE: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-12 Thread Rafael Kitover
EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, >not names..?] > >I'm on an NT compatible (Windows XP) release trying to run the reg utils >but I >get an error message that IsWinNT is not defined, so they the reg ut

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-16 Thread linda w
Is that a new package? I thought I had installed all the perl related cygwin packages? Could just be my failing eyesite, though as well... I, of course, had tried the old fashion way of downloading the win32 modules from CPAN, and tried installing them which was when I got the "you aren't WinNT

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread linda w
Tried this...some scripts ran. One that didn't wanted lanman.pm located in Win32::lanman. Queerly enough, doing a "i" /lanman" comes up zip even though it is in CPAN at /CPAN/sources/authors/id/J/JH/JHELBERG/lanman.1.0.10.0.zip. Obviously I'm still a bit too new for this stuff, get, make and i

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Brian . Kelly
> Do all the win32 libraries have to have a special port to work on cygwin > even though > cygwin was supposed to aid in allowing posix type apps (like perl) to > run under > win either from the bash or cjmd.exe shell? > Definitely the win32 lib is a step in the right direction...but why does > c

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 01:46:05AM -0800, linda w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tried this...some scripts ran. One that didn't wanted lanman.pm located in > Win32::lanman. > > Queerly enough, doing a "i" /lanman" comes up zip even though it is in > CPAN at > /CPAN/sources/authors/id/J/JH/JHELBER

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 07:48:48AM -0800, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 01:46:05AM -0800, linda w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tried this...some scripts ran. One that didn't wanted lanman.pm located in > > Win32::lanman. > > > > Queerly enough, d

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread linda w
What features does one get with a unix perl over a perl built where "WinNT" is defined as true or false? Many (most? all?) of the Win32 calls are available in the Cygwin environment, why not compile the perl as a mixed breed perl that defines WinNT? What is lost by allowing Perl to make libwin

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:27:29AM -0800, linda w wrote: > What features does one get with a unix perl over a perl built where > "WinNT" is > defined as true or false? Many (most? all?) of the Win32 calls are > available > in the Cygwin environment, why not compile the perl as a mixed breed > p

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:27:29AM -0800, linda w wrote: >What features does one get with a unix perl over a perl built where >"WinNT" is defined as true or false? Many (most? all?) of the Win32 >calls are available in the Cygwin environment, why not compile the perl >as a mixed breed perl that d

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-19 Thread Brian . Kelly
> It seems cyg_win_ was designed to add POSIX and unix compatibility > and functionality to the _Win_ environment with the intent of making > things _easier_ (Easy is good -- not everyone can be a master of > every technology). So why not make things easier for perl scripters > as well by startin

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-28 Thread linda w
The same problem keeps coming up in new and different ways that keep running into. My background also has user interface design, usability in it and I keep running into problems as I try to use things from the perspective of a user like my mom -- or just a windows users not famililar with linux --

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-28 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 10:29:01AM -0800, linda w wrote: >[long, rambling off-topic email deleted] Ok. As mentioned here: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-12/msg00186.html you're now blocked from this mailing list. -- Please use the resources at cygwin.com rather than sending personal email. Sp

Re: [Fwd: Bug: Perl:IsWinNT undefined & RFE, only use "/" in reg values, not names..?]

2004-02-29 Thread Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 10:29:01AM -0800, linda w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still haven't figured out how to get Tk to build from cpan > w/o the "x" param. It builds when I drop into the build > dir "view Tk" from in cpan, and build it w/the "x", but > to install, I finally just ignore the ma