X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Dave Korn" To: Subject: RE: .exe won't launch Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:31:57 -0000 Message-ID: <036301c73972$b1f273a0$a501a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 16 January 2007 13:30, tyger tyger wrote: > Dear all > > If I compile a c/c++/f95 program to produce an executable, and I try > to launch that executable I have a problem: > > If I try to launch the .exe from the same folder containing the .exe > (i.e just by typing the .exe's filename) cygwin returns > > 'command not found' > > If I got to folder above, and launch (by typing the lower folder name, > backslash, .exe filename) the executable launches fine. > > Any ideas? You could stay in the same folder and use dot, backslash, exe filename as well. That's how posix shells work. The current directory ('.') isn't included in the path by default, which is different from how DOS works; hence your surprise. (This is in the FAQ, btw.) cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/