Looks like you have your pattern and string reversed.

my $folder='FileMuxInternaldefs';
my $mk='./AACBaseFileLib/common.mk:  $(PROJECT_ROOT)/../FilemuxInterna
+lDef';

if ($mk =~ /\Q$folder\E/i) {

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Also, there is an extra 's' at the end of $folder that won't match in $mk.

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In reply to Re: Cont:match failing by wind
in thread Cont:match failing by Anonymous Monk

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