You'll need to copy it from a machine with the correct head;  I can email
you a copy if you'd like.


On Tue, 18 Feb
2003, Klaus Hereth
wrote:

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> At 3:13 pm +0100 18/02/03, Martin Costabel wrote:
> >The true question is whether your "head" executable is still the one
> >that came with Mac OSX, or whether it has been overwritten by some
> >perl module, see Fink FAQ #4.4
> >http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/comp-general.php#head
>
> I see. Unfortunately, the faq only states:
>
> >This happens when you install the Perl libwww library on an HFS+
> >system volume. It tries to create a new command /usr/bin/HEAD, which
> >overwrites the existing head command because the file system is
> >case-insensitive. head is a standard command used in many shell
> >scripts and Makefiles. You need to get the original head executable
> >back if you want to use Fink.
> >
> >The bootstrap script of the source release now checks for this, but
> >you can still run into it if you use the binary release for
> >first-time installation or install libwww after you installed Fink.
>
> How do I get the original head executable back? My first backup was
> done way after the installation of fink.
>
> Regards,
>
> Klaus
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