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Re: more info on execvp problem
Charles Wilson wrote:
>
> Pavel Tsekov wrote:
>
> > I was sure there will be a response like this - in short since as we
> > both
> > agree is posix internally (if noone messed with it) - you get this as
> > result
> > of getenv("PATH"):
> >
> > c:/jdk1.3.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:...:c:/usr/local/emacs/bin
>
> Listen carefully: as Chris has already pointed out, that is NOT a posix
> path. THIS is a posix path:
>
> /cygdrive/c/jdk1.3.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:...:/cygdrive/c/usr/local/emacs/bin
Now as I see a hostility in you statement I would suggest you to fire
you debbuger and try the little test found in my first e-mail:
I try to explain that the first "c" is not drive C:
Consider the following DOS style PATH:
C;C:;C:\WINNT\System32 for exmaple
this is
1. C directory C in current directory
2. C: for drive C: root folder
now put this path in PATH launch the debugger and see what is
the output of getenv
>
> Or, if you have mounted C:\ as /c (like I do on my boxes):
>
> /c/jdk1.3.3/bin:/usr/local/bin:...:/c/usr/local/emacs/bin
>
> See? There are NO ':' characters EXCEPT the path delimiters in a POSIX
> PATH variable.
>
> --Chuck
>
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