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Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details]
From: |
Alessandro Vesely |
Subject: |
Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details] |
Date: |
Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:30:01 +0100 |
David Baird wrote:
> > > So, don't tell them that. But do tell them, "If you use CMD.EXE, then
> > > setting the Path environment variable will work."
> >
> > But that is exactly equivalent to saying ``use cmd.exe or else...''.
>
> No it isn't. Try: "For those that set SHELL to CMD.EXE in their make
> file, they can be certain that setting the Path environment variable
> in their make file will work in target rules and in $(shell) macros."
>
Currently, in find_and_set_default_shell (main.c) when the SHELL variable
or default shell ends with "cmd.exe" or similar variant, it is explicitely
accepted. Hence this point should be fixed already.
Because "command.com" is not considered, behaviour is different for win9x.
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], (continued)
Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], Alessandro Vesely, 2005/03/04
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], David Baird, 2005/03/04
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], Eli Zaretskii, 2005/03/05
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], David Baird, 2005/03/06
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], Alessandro Vesely, 2005/03/06
- Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], David Baird, 2005/03/06
Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], Eli Zaretskii, 2005/03/06
Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], David Baird, 2005/03/06
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Re: PATH vs. Path ([Fwd: Returned mail: see transcript for details], Alessandro Vesely, 2005/03/08
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