X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <484684.61127.qm@web94502.mail.in2.yahoo.com> References: <484684.61127.qm@web94502.mail.in2.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:34:54 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: setting CYGWIN=nodosfilewarning not working. From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 10 June 2010 12:55, prakash babu wrote: > I have a web application which runs as SYSTEM user in windows. > It executes the following command using Java Runtime.exec api's > C:/cygwin/bin/sh.exe -c C:/cygwin/bin/mkdir.exe -p 'C:/cygwin/tmpdir' > > The command executes fine but I get the following warning. > > cygwin warning: > =C2=A0MS-DOS style path detected: C:/cygwin > =C2=A0Preferred POSIX equivalent is: / > =C2=A0CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off thi= s warning. > =C2=A0Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths: > =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames > > To suppress this warning I set the environment variable CYGWIN=3Dnodosfil= ewarning by MyComputer-->Advanced-->EnvironmentVariables, but still I am ge= tting this warning. Make sure you set it under "System variables" rather than "User variables for ...". 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