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Fix for cygwin.bat multi-word path problem
- To: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: Fix for cygwin.bat multi-word path problem
- From: David Starks-Browning <starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:43:49 +0100
- CC: "Jeff Lankford" <jpl at netzero dot net>
- References: <000001bfea4a$0dcbc200$621e43d8@hermosa>
Sorry for the delayed response, I've been away.
On Monday 10 Jul 00, Jeff Lankford writes:
> Cygwin failed with errors:
> Too many parameters
> Command not found
> The problem is that the Windows PATH had "...;C:\Program Files\...",
> and the SET PATH in cygwin.bat choaked on the space.
> A fix is to put double quotes around "%PATH%".
> Also, the FAQ discussion of cygwin.bat should be changed to reflect this.
I have a space in my Windows PATH, and I do not need to add quotes to
%PATH% in my cygwin.bat. Can anyone confirm that this is really a
problem? If so, I'll add something to the FAQ.
Could it be a Win9x issue? I'm running NT4.
Regards,
David (Cygwin FAQ maintainer)
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