Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/03/30/15:42:49
Agreed. Perhaps the naming should be a bit more evident.
I don't reread the list purpose everytime I do a post. Cygwin-packaging or cygwin-app-packag[e/ing] would be a bit more self-
documenting. Nothing more intelligent that a self documenting
name. :-)
-linda
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Igor Pechtchanski
> Sent: Sun, Mar 30, 2003 12:26p
> To: linda w (cyg)
> Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: bash bug report? Minor border case:
>
>
> Linda,
>
> I shan't delve into the intuitiveness of list naming here. There is a
> clear description of what each list is about, and your
> message does not
> conform to the description of <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot
> com>. To quote:
>
> cygwin-apps: a subscriber-only list for discussing packaging issues
> regarding applications that are distributed with the Cygwin
> DLL. If you
> are maintaining or volunteering to maintain one of the
> packages that is
> distributed with the Cygwin net releases you should be
> subscribed to this
> list. This list is intended for discussing solutions. It is
> not (with
> one exception) for bug reports, "it would be nice", or "how
> do I" type of
> musings. Use the main cygwin mailing list for that.
>
> The keywords in the above are "packaging issues", and "it is
> not for bug
> reports". What you've described is not a packaging issue.
> It is a bug
> report. Thus it belongs on the main cygwin list.
> Igor
>
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, linda w (cyg) wrote:
>
> > Is bash a cygwin app or a central part of the cygwin DLL?
> >
> > Guess bash must be part of cygwin. I always thought it was
> > an app. Silly me.
> >
> > -linda
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
> > > Sent: Sat, Mar 29, 2003 5:22p
> > > To: linda w (cyg)
> > > Cc: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com; cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > > Subject: Re: bash bug report? Minor border case:
> > >
> > > Linda,
> > >
> > > According to
> <http://cygwin.com/lists.html#available-lists>, this is
> > > off-topic for the <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com> list. Please remove
> > > <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com> from further replies.
> > > Igor
> > >
> > > On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, linda w (cyg) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Valid filename created by app:
> > > > \Documents and Settings\law\My
> Documents\win\registry2\regtweaks\Kellys_XP_Tweaks\download.co
> m.com\clear\redx\c.gif-ts=-104976066&edId=3&prtnr=CNET+Network
> s,+Inc.&oid=3000-2094-10126096&ptId=3000&onId=2094&sId=4&asId=
> 10126096&pId=10126096&asType=Product
> > > >
> > > > exactly 255 characters long.
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, there is a bit of a 'normalization problem'.
> > > >
> > > > If one does a 'updatedb', it complains that
> "C:\\Documents and Settings\law\My
> Documents\win\registry2\regtweaks\Kellys_XP_Tweaks\download.co
> m.com\clear\redx\c.gif-ts=-104976066&edId=3&prtnr=CNET+Network
> s,+Inc.&oid=3000-2094-10126096&ptId=3000&onId=2094&sId=4&asId=
> 10126096&pId=10126096&asType=Product"
> > > >
> > > > is too long a filename (and at 258 characters, it is),
> however if
> > > > it were normalized to either cygwin (using native normalization
> > > > semantics) to either the above w/o "C:\" or just
> "/c/Doc..." then
> > > > it should work.
> > > >
> > > > Similar bug is in 'cmd.exe' (XP), but at least in
> "bash", you can
> > > > put double quotes around the string and it will work with 'ls'.
> > > >
> > > > Not sure of the best way to address it, but believe it or not I
> > > > have 3 files with such weird names.
> > > > -linda
>
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