Surely the install script can be made smart enough to make [n] the default on Mac OS X?
Even if the test is done in very general terms - i.e. if it were written to look for a case-insensitive filesystem instead of for a specific OS - you'd still need such a system to verify the test. In practical terms, that means testing it on a Mac - I don't know of any other UNIX that uses a case-insensitive filesystem.
Looking at the list of named in the LWP docs, I don't recall seeing any of them post here. My guess is that none of the module maintainers uses a Mac. So, they did the best they could; they made it configurable as a courtesy to Mac users, but used a default that's appropriate for the majority.
sherm--
Each language has its purpose, however humble. Each language expresses the Yin and Yang of software. Each language has its place within the Tao.
But do not program in COBOL if you can avoid it.
-- The Tao of Programming
