with gcc version 2.96!</a>
<li> <a href="#windows">Can I use <acronym>deal.II</acronym> on a
Windows platform?</a>
+ <li> <a href="#perl-bug">Building online documentation under Cygwin.</a>
<li> <a href="#triangles">Can I use/implement triangles/tetrahedra
in <acronym>deal.II</acronym>?</a>
<li> <a href="#problem-types">Can I solve problem XXX with
any other Windows compiler, get in contact!
</p>
+
+ <h3><a name="perl-bug"></a>Building online documentation under
+ Cygwin.</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ The Perl utility from Cygwin distribution (up to version 5.6.1-2)
+ contains a bug that causes a "permission denied" error when inplace
+ editing (using the <code>-pi</code> switch). This bug prevents
+ building the online documentation from the source files. To solve
+ this problem there are two workarounds as described in <a
+ href="http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2001-11/msg00750.html">
+ Cygnus Solutions mailing list</a>. First, one should specify an
+ explicit extension in all makefiles, i.e. replace all
+ <code>-npi</code> or <code>-pi</code> options with
+ <code>-npi~</code> or <code>-pi~</code> for example. Second, apply a
+ patch to source code of perl utility and recompile.
+ </p>
+
+
+
<h3><a name="triangles"></a>Can I use/implement
triangles/tetrahedra in <acronym>deal.II</acronym>?</h3>