From:	Andy_Lord AT tertio DOT com
Subject:	MAKE SHELL = cmd ?? (read the FAQ!)
14 May 1998 11:21:51 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<80256604.003F4F53.00.cygnus.gnu-win32@tertio_ln1.tertio.com>
To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

I've upgraded from b18 to b19 but my make scripts seem broken. Shell
commands such as
'ENV=value export value ; command' don't work.

*** I checked the FAQ and it said to add '.' to my path - but it doesn't
make any difference.

Also make resets the SHELL to cmd.exe even if SHELL is set to /bin/sh prior
to calling make.

Setting the shell explicitly within make causes more problems - presumably
because its passing switches for for cmd.exe to /bin/sh.exe.

I could probably investigate more and put all the switcheds right but is
this the correct approach, or am I digging around too deep?

Andy L.



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