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Running Active Perl scripts in bash


I know a similar question has been asked a while ago, but I thought perhaps 
there has been some development since then.

I have a problem running Active Perl scripts in bash shell.  I can run 
scripts if I specify the full path to the script (e.g. 
e:/cygwin/usr/local/bin/sw.pl), but not if I just type the name of the 
script (e.g. sw.pl).  Perl gives an error message, something like

Can't open script /usr/local/bin/sw.pl

For some reason, which I can't quite understand, I have no trouble running 
scripts in the current directory.

If I understand correctly, the problem is that bash gives Perl the path 
relative to cygnus mount, which, of course, Perl doesn't understand.  So, 
does anyone know of a work-around, other than installing a cygnus-friendly 
port of Perl?  I would really like to stay with Active Perl, as it is the 
best Windows port around.

Dmitry

Dmitry Epstein
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.  USA
mitia@northwestern.edu


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