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Date: | Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:03:15 +0000 |
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Subject: | Re: how to get the windows PATH env in cygwin |
From: | Andy Koppe <andy DOT koppe AT gmail DOT com> |
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2009/12/1 Reinier Post: >> If you want to see the Windows PATH setting unmolested by Cygwin, you >> will either need to strip out the additions set by /etc/profile or avoid >> running under an environment modified by /etc/profile. > > It doesn't add, actually - it replaces it. You're wrong. The Cygwin DLL at startup translates the Windows PATH variable. And this line in /etc/profile adds to it: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:$PATH > A few weeks ago I got fed up with Cygwin not being able to find my > Windows executables It's not Cygwin's fault that Windows executables are sprinkled all over the filesystem. Cmd.exe also only finds stuff that's in the PATH. > and wrote a script to add all directories with > *.exe files to the $PATH. I bet that does wonders for performance. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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