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Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 15:14:31 -0500

From: Chris Felaco <cfelaco AT openmarket DOT com>

Organization: PSW Technologies

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To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

CC: cygwin <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>

Subject: Re: sh can't run any programs from script when PATH exceeds 2500

References: <19990225213657 DOT 7061 DOT rocketmail AT send103 DOT yahoomail DOT com>

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Upon further investigation, it appears that the real problem is when the size of the environment exceeds ~32K.  I cleaned up my path (bare minimum) and ran the enclosed script to prove my point.

I also wrote a cmd file to test the native behavior.  I didn't have any problems starting up programs with the large environment, but for some reason, not all of the environment gets passed to cygwin apps.  A simple env command doesn't list all of the variables I created.

Earnie Boyd wrote:

> ---Chris Felaco <cfelaco AT openmarket DOT com> wrote:
> 8<
> > Path: /cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/bin
> >       /batch
> >       /WINNT/system32
> >       /WINNT
> >       /PROGRA~1/DEVSTU~1/SHARED~1/bin/ide
> >       /PROGRA~1/DEVSTU~1/SHARED~1/bin
> >       /Progra~1/DevStudio/VC/bin
> >       /emacs-20.3.1/bin
> >       /PROGRA~1/Tcl/bin
> >       /emacs-20.3.1/bin
> >       /PROGRA~1/Tcl/bin
> >       /cygnus/cygwin-B20/H-i586-cygwin32/bin
> >       /Perl/bin
> >       /enscript
> >       /jdk1.1.7A/bin
> >       /Cygnus/SN405/bin
> >       /Program Files/Mts
> >       /Sybase/DLL
> >       /Sybase/BIN
> >       /sybtools/WIN32
> >       /sybtools/ASEP
> >       /NTReskit
> >       //U/transact/Toolshed/LOCAL/common/bin
> >       //U/transact/Toolshed/LOCAL/cnt_40/bin
> 8<
>
> You're confusing the cygwin product with multiple paths to the
> product.  Secondly the /Cygnus/SN405/bin points to the first release
> of version b20 which was buggy.
>
> Clean up the PATH environment variable so that it is included only as
> the first element of the PATH.  If after doing this you still have
> problems resubmit the cygcheck -s -v -r output.
> ==
> -                        \\||//
> -------------------o0O0--Earnie--0O0o-------------------
> --                earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com               --
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> ----------------------ooo0O--O0ooo----------------------
>
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Cygnus Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Tue Mar 02 14:32:42 1999

WinNT Ver 4.0 build 1381 Service Pack 3

Path:	/cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/bin
	/batch
	/WINNT/system32
	/WINNT

SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT

CYGWIN =3D `tty'
HOME =3D `/home'
MAKE_MODE =3D `unix'
PWD =3D `/transact/AVP'

!C: =3D `C:\Home'
CLASSPATH =3D `c:\sybtools\ASEP\Monclass.zip;c:\sybtools\ASEP\3pclass.zip=
;'
COMPUTERNAME =3D `FELACO-1'
COMSPEC =3D `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
CVSROOT =3D `cfelaco AT mother:/omi/proj/master'
EXPORTS_ROOT =3D `//gravity/exports'
HISTFILE =3D `/home/.sh_history_22175'
HISTSIZE =3D `256'
HOMEDRIVE =3D `U:'
HOMEPATH =3D `\'
HOMESHARE =3D `\\brl-fsoffice-1\Felacoc$'
HOSTNAME =3D `felaco-1'
HOSTTYPE =3D `i586'
INCLUDE =3D `c:\program files\devstudio\vc\include;c:\program files\devst=
udio\vc\atl\include;c:\program files\devstudio\vc\mfc\include;C:\Program =
Files\Mts\Include'
LIB =3D `c:\program files\devstudio\vc\lib;c:\program files\devstudio\vc\=
mfc\lib;C:\Program Files\Mts\Lib;c:\sybase\LIB'
LOCAL_EXPORTS =3D `U:/transact'
LOGONSERVER =3D `\\BRL-DHCPRELAY-2'
MACHTYPE =3D `i586-pc-cygwin32'
MKSROOT =3D `C:\MKS'
NTRESKIT =3D `C:\NTReskit'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS =3D `1'
OS2LIBPATH =3D `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS =3D `Windows_NT'
OSTYPE =3D `cygwin32'
PATHEXT =3D `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD'
PLATFORM =3D `cnt_40'
PLATFORM_CLASS =3D `WINDOWS'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE =3D `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER =3D `x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL =3D `6'
PROCESSOR_REVISION =3D `0501'
PROMPT =3D `$P$G'
PS1 =3D `=1B[1m[${cwd:-$PWD}]=1B[m  \n\#$ '
ROOTDIR =3D `C:/MKS'
SHELL =3D `/bin/sh'
SHLVL =3D `1'
SN_INSTALL_DIR =3D `C:\Cygnus\SN405'
SYBASE =3D `C:\Sybase'
SYSTEMDRIVE =3D `C:'
SYSTEMROOT =3D `C:\WINNT'
SYSTEM_ROOT =3D `c:\winnt'
TEMP =3D `C:\TEMP'
TERM =3D `cygwin'
TMP =3D `C:\TEMP'
TMPDIR =3D `C:/TEMP'
USERDOMAIN =3D `OPENMARKET'
USERNAME =3D `Chris.Felaco'
USERPROFILE =3D `C:\WINNT\Profiles\chris.felaco'
WINDIR =3D `C:\WINNT'
_ =3D `/cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/bin/cygcheck'

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=
\00
  (default) =3D `\\.\tape1:'
  unix =3D `/dev/st1'
  fbinary =3D 0x00000000
  fsilent =3D 0x00000001
  fmixed =3D 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=
\01
  (default) =3D `\\.\tape0:'
  unix =3D `/dev/st0'
  fbinary =3D 0x00000000
  fsilent =3D 0x00000001
  fmixed =3D 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=
\02
  (default) =3D `\\.\b:'
  unix =3D `/dev/fd1'
  fbinary =3D 0x00000000
  fsilent =3D 0x00000001
  fmixed =3D 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=
\03
  (default) =3D `\\.\a:'
  unix =3D `/dev/fd0'
  fbinary =3D 0x00000000
  fsilent =3D 0x00000001
  fmixed =3D 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts=
\04
  (default) =3D `C:'
  unix =3D `/'
  fbinary =3D 0x00000000
  fsilent =3D 0x00000000
  fmixed =3D 0x00000000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Cygwin32 Beta 19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Cygwin32 Beta 19\B19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Source-Navigator
  (default) =3D `4.0.5'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Source-Navigator\4.0.5
  (default) =3D `0'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin B20
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin B20\B20.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\00
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\01
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\02
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\03
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\04
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\05
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\06
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\07
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\08
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\09
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\0F
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\10
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\11
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\12
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\13
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\14
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\15
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\16
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\17
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\18
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\1A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\1B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\1C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mount=
s\1D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32\i586-cy=
gwin32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32\i586-cy=
gwin32\cygwin-B20.1
  (default) =3D `c:\cygnus\cygwin-b20'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Source Navigator 4.0.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Source Navigator 4.0.5\4.0.5=

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cy=
gnus Cygwin B20
  (default) =3D `C:\WINNT\IsUninst.exe -fc:\cygnus\cygwin-b20\Uninst.isu'=

  DisplayName =3D `Cygwin B20'

a:\ fd           N/A    N/A                    =

c:\ hd  NTFS    6032Mb  39% CP CS UN PA FC     =

d:\ hd  NTFS     117Mb   9% CP CS UN PA FC     =

e:\ cd           N/A    N/A                    =

h:\ net NTFS   52063Mb  27% CP CS UN PA FC     =

j:\ net NTFS   46022Mb  39% CP CS UN PA FC     Exports Mirror
m:\ net Samba   4063Mb  22% CP    UN           exports
s:\ net Samba   4063Mb  61% CP    UN           gstevens
u:\ net Samba   4063Mb  61% CP    UN           cfelaco

C:          /         native  text!=3Dbinary
\\.\a:      /dev/fd0  native  text!=3Dbinary
\\.\b:      /dev/fd1  native  text!=3Dbinary
\\.\tape0:  /dev/st0  native  text!=3Dbinary
\\.\tape1:  /dev/st1  native  text!=3Dbinary

Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cat.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\find.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gcc.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gdb.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ld.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ls.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\make.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\sh.exe

  371k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=3D4.0=
 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0
                  "cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=3D1998/12/1 3:25
    5k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=3D=
4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0
   10k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=3D=
4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0
                  "cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=3D1998/12/1 3:25
  600k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=3D4.0 =
img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0
                  "cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=3D1998/12/1 3:28
  446k 1998/12/04 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=3D4.0 =
img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0
                  "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D1998/12/3 23:39
Use -h to see help about each section

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count=1
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   eval export ENVVAR$count
   env | wc -c || break
   count=`expr $count + 1`
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Subject:	Re: sh can't run any programs from script when PATH exceeds 2500
References:	<19990225213657 DOT 7061 DOT rocketmail AT send103 DOT yahoomail DOT com>