X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Thorsten Kampe Subject: Re: programming API to determine whether in 'Cygwin environment' Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:36:06 +0200 Lines: 13 Message-ID: References: <18395872.post@talk.nabble.com> <20080711050615.GA4181@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <45387.97.113.116.104.1215754377.squirrel@webmail.efn.org> <20080711075223.GL24644@calimero.vinschen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 * William Sutton (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:34:30 -0400 (EDT)) > All the same, you should probably check to see that whatever variables you > choose to key off of don't alter the way your program behaves in other > alternate Windows shells. A co-worker of mine uses 4NT, which provides > UNIX command and shell emulation in a native Windows format. I expect it > has at least $SHELL and/or $TERM. 4NT is now called TakeCommand and the shell "Take Command Console" (TCC). It does not set these variables. As as sidenote TCC/LE is now free as in free of charge. Thorsten -- 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/