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At 02:06 PM 6/12/00 -0700, Carl Thompson wrote: >Paul Kinnucan wrote: > >> ... > >> >> How could it be otherwise? The Windows version of javac is, >> >> surprise, a Windows application. Windows applications don't >> >> recognize Unix paths. Ergo, the Windows version of javac does not >> >> recognize Unix paths. QED. >> > >> >Actually, Win32 _does_ allow path names to use forward slashes as the >> >directory separator. The FAQ question you pointed out above even >> >mentions >> >> But not to BEGIN a path as in Jin's example. > >That's certainly not what you wrote above, is it? Nor is it true. There is >nothing inherent in Win32 that says it can't use paths that begin with a "/" >. Try pulling up a command prompt and type > > notepad /path/to/a/file This is simply a shorthand for currentdrive:/path/to/a/file. If you want to call this a Unix path, fine. I call it a pseudo Unix path of limited utility. I think it's misleading to generalize from this that some Windows applications accept Unix paths. In so doing, you're obscuring what's really going on and implying capabilities that do not exist. - Paul -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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