${installprivlib}/{pod,Pod} are the same on case-insensitive syst ems

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From [email protected]

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On case-insensitive systems (like Win32/Cygwin) the Pod modules
(Pod​::Functions, Pod​::Html, etc.) and the pod files (perl*.pod)
end up being installed in the same directory.

This exposes a subtle problem on Cygwin when using the mixed-case feature
(based on Win32 FILE_FLAG_POSIX_SEMANTICS). Win32 functions that create
directories and test for directory existence are based on case-insensitive
comparison, but when creating and testing the existence of full file
paths, everything is treated as case-sensitive. Therefore, when
running installperl, the $installprivlib/Pod directory is created,
the $installprivlib/pod exists based on case-insensitive comparison,
and the pod files cannot be copied to $installprivlib/pod/*.pod
because on a case-sensitive basis $installprivlib/pod does not exist!

Anyways, I suggest installing the pod files in a directory with
a case-insensitive distinct name. installperl will then need
to change, as well as utils/perldoc.PL (and maybe others).

Eric Fifer

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Site configuration information for perl 5.00560​:

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