Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/09/30/02:17:09
I don't think that cygwin kicks in at all.
I added that line in both .profile and .bashrc but there was no output in the log.
It still works if I choose a folder, byt not a drive!
:-?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
> Sent: den 27 september 2002 15:30
> To: Gunnar Boström
> Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: Open bash at the current explorer directory?
>
>
> Gunnar,
>
> I suggest putting an 'echo "$CYGWINSTARTHERE" >>
> /var/log/bashhere.log' in
> your .bashrc before the 'cd' line. Then, when you know exactly which
> value $CYGWINSTARTHERE gets, try running your command with
> that value from
> the cmd.exe window, and see what it says...
> Once you've debugged this, don't forget to remove the 'echo' :-)
> Igor
>
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, [iso-8859-1] Gunnar Boström wrote:
>
> > Thanks Igor, it works with the cygpath that you sent me.
> >
> > I have still one little problem. I can't get it to work
> when I select a
> > drive. I get a DOS window where some text flies by, I
> think it's the
> > output from env, and then the window disappears.
> >
> > It works fine when I select a directory
> >
> > I have the following command in the registry (windows XP
> pro) for both
> > Directory and Drive.
> >
> > env.exe CYGWINSTARTHERE="%1" bash --login
> >
> > Suggestions?
> > :-)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
> > > Sent: den 26 september 2002 16:24
> > > To: Gunnar Boström
> > > Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > > Subject: RE: Open bash at the current explorer directory?
> > >
> > >
> > > Oops, just re-read this... Brrrr, should drink more coffee before
> > > replying to mails... Here's another try:
> > >
> > > Gunnar,
> > > Converting short paths to long is exactly the intent of the
> > > `cygpath -w
> > > -l` line. However, the cygpath executable in the current
> > > distribution of
> > > cygwin doesn't work. You can simply recompile cygpath from
> > > the sources,
> > > or use the executable in the previous message (I've posted it
> > > once before,
> > > too, so you can search the archives). The latter does
> > > involve some degree
> > > of trust... :-D
> > > Hope this is more readable.
> > > Igor
> > >
> > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > >
> > > > Gunnar,
> > > > This is exactly what the `cygpath -w -l` is supposed to do.
> > > The problem
> > > > is that I forgot that the currently compiled cygpath is
> > > buggy (not sure
> > > > why, recompiling it from 1.3.12-4 sources works).
> Either recompile
> > > > cygpath, or use the attached binary (compiled on Win2k,
> > > don't know if it
> > > > matters).
> > > > Igor
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, [iso-8859-1] Gunnar Boström wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I only have ntsec in $CYGWIN.
> > > > > I tried your advise below but "cygpath -w -l" returns garbage!
> > > > > The very first problem is that env CFH="%1" in the
> > > register inserts the
> > > > > short windows form. Is it possible to force windows to
> > > insert the long
> > > > > form?
> > > > > :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
> > > > > > Sent: den 25 september 2002 23:02
> > > > > > To: Gunnar Boström
> > > > > > Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > > > > > Subject: RE: Open bash at the current explorer directory?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gunnar,
> > > > > > I assume your $CYGWIN contains "check_case:strict",
> > > since that is the
> > > > > > setting in which the short paths won't work. They will work
> > > > > > if $CYGWIN
> > > > > > contains "check_case:adjust". So, you can use the following
> > > > > > sequence in
> > > > > > your .bashrc to get the correct form of the windows path:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > if [ -n "$CFH" ] ; then
> > > > > > CFH="$(export CYGWIN="$CYGWIN check_case:adjust";cygpath
> > > > > > -w -l "$CFH")"
> > > > > > cd "$CFH"
> > > > > > unset CFH
> > > > > > fi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > > > Igor
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, [iso-8859-1] Gunnar Boström wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > This works fine except that I get the windows short
> > > form of the
> > > > > > > directories in the CFH variable.
> > > > > > > I've tried filtering through cygpath but no luck.
> > > > > > > Any suggestion?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > :-?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Frantisek Dufka [mailto:dufkaf AT seznam DOT cz]
> > > > > > > > Sent: den 18 september 2002 10:56
> > > > > > > > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Open bash at the current explorer
> directory?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I don't know how to do it without using
> .bashrc, but this
> > > > > > > > works for me
> > > > > > > > (current cygwin, NT 4.0)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Registry key contains:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > D:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sb -sr -sl 16384 -fn
> fixedsys -fg
> > > > > > > > gray -bg black
> > > > > > > > -e /bin/env CFH="%1" /bin/bash --login
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > .bashrc contains
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > if [ "$CFH" != "" ] ; then
> > > > > > > > cd "$CFH"
> > > > > > > > unset CFH
> > > > > > > > fi
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > No temporary files, bash.exe or .bash_profile is not
> > > > > > executed twice.
> > > > > > > > Also looks like cygpath -u is not needed, DOS
> paths seem to
> > > > > > > > work in cd
> > > > > > > > command.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Frantisek
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > * John Daniel Doucette <john DOT doucette AT jjmackay DOT ca>
> > > > > > [13-09-02 15:23]:
> > > > > > > > > I am using Win2000 Pro, SP3. Is there a way to
> > > invoke an
> > > > > > > > interactive bash
> > > > > > > > > shell at a particular directory, without
> using a .bashrc
> > > > > > > > or similar
> > > > > > > > file?
> > > > > > > > > I.e. on the command lie alone? The --login and
> > > -c options
> > > > > > > > appear to be
> > > > > > > > > mutually exclusive. I would like to be able browse
> > > > > > quickly to a
> > > > > > > > directory
> > > > > > > > > with explorer, option/right click on the
> directory, then
> > > > > > > > select a custom
> > > > > > > > > "open with cygwin" option, and have the bash
> > > shell open at that
> > > > > > > > > directory. Has anyone tried this?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Read this from the archive.
> > > > > > > > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-05/msg01648.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > > > Jens
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular
> > > Science, Oct'02, p.51
> > >
> > >
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>
> "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular
> Science, Oct'02, p.51
>
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