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From:	"Rafael Kitover" <caelum AT debian DOT org>
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Subject:	RE: Problems with tcl "exec" command and "sh" in Cygwin.
Date:	Sat, 31 Jan 2004 01:27:30 -0800
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of
>Gancho Tenev
>Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 7:51 PM
>To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>Subject: Problems with tcl "exec" command and "sh" in Cygwin.
>
[SNIP]
>script: 1.tcl
>------------------------------
>#!/bin/sh
># \
>exec tclsh "$0" ${1+"$@"}
>
>puts "result= [ exec 2.tcl ]"
>exit
>------------------------------
>
>script: 2.tcl
>------------------------------
>#!/bin/sh -e
># \
>exec tclsh "$0" ${1+"$@"}
>
>puts "Hello, World!"
>exit
>------------------------------
>
>
>* when I run on Unix:
>$./1.tcl
>result = Hello, World!
>
>
>* when I run it in Cygwin.
>$./1
>couldn't execute "2.tcl": no such file or directory
>    while executing
>"exec 2.tcl "
>    invoked from within
>"puts "result= [ exec 2.tcl ]""
>    (file "./1.tcl" line 5)
[SNIP]
Try changing this to "[ exec /path/to/2.tcl ]".

>* But 2 days ago we decided to reinstall Cygwin (latest)
>and now it is hanging on "exec sh" infinitely.
>It seems something has changed! We didn't do anything
>special before and now while installing cygwin.
>
>Any ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
>I tried to give concise description so please let me
>know if I need to provide more info!
>
>Best regards!
>    Gancho.

Upgrade to the just released Cygwin 1.5.7, and it should be fine.

-- 
Rafael

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