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From:	Vladimir Levijev <dimir AT rul0r DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: run.exe fails to run my application
Date:	Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:11:14 +0200
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On Monday 27 December 2004 19:07, Vladimir Levijev wrote:

Hi,

> > I can not get run.exe to run my application.  The app runs ok directly
> > from the DOS prompt(with the annoying dos box).  It runs from the cygwin
> > prompt.  But put 'run' in front of the command and I get an error dialog
> > popup:
> >
> > Run.exe
> >    Error: could not start E:\cygwin\usr\local\bin\xapp.py
> >
> > "Run" fails the same invoked from either the cygwin or dos prompt.
> >
> > Run works fine with xterm.
> >
> > The app's directory is in the system path.  Same failure happens
> > whether invoked with full path or just the app name.  (assoc and ftype
> > have been twiddled to get the python script xapp.py run by
> > /usr/bin/python2.4)
> >
> > When I do "run xapp.py" the error message contains the full pathname,
> > so it is *finding* the executable.  The error message is different if
> > I give it a non-existant file name.
> >
> > What could cause this?  How can I debug this problem?
> >
> > Does run keep a cache of executable names/paths somewhere that I might
> > need to flush?
> >
> > -- George
>
> How about making batch file, in a Cygwin.exe style, containing:
>
> --Start batch file--
> @echo off
>
> E:
> chdir E:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
>
> start /min bash --login -c "./xapp.py"
> --End batch file--

Sorry, corrections:

- chdir to path where bash.exe is (E:\cygwin\bin?)
- /usr/local/bin/xapp.py instead of ./xapp.py

-- 
[vl AT dimir]#

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