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Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:26:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To:	earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject:	Re: B20.1: Scripts not executed in the current directory (bash)
To:	dye053 <mitia AT nwu DOT edu>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- dye053 <mitia AT nwu DOT edu> wrote:
> In B20.1 I noticed a problem that I didn't have with B20 release:
> 
> In bash, scripts with shebang (#!) are not excuted in the current
> directory, although they are correctly identified as executable files by
> ls.  On the other hand, scripts located in a different directory are
> executed without a problem.
> 
> A workaround is to call the interpreter explicitly, e.g. perl foo.pl
> 
> Anyone else have this problem?

It is a known relative path problem.  It will be fixed for the b21 release.  It
is fixed in the current snapshots if you dare try them.  Please read the change
log file if you do try them.
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