X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100818182412.GA22698@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <380-220108318145158645@cantv.net> <20100818150920.GY11340@calimero.vinschen.de> <4C6C1490.3040202@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4C6C1582.1080801@acm.org> <20100818182412.GA22698@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:32:40 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: "run" changes behavior with cygwin-17.6 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 18 August 2010 19:24, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>I noticed a similar change in cygstart, too. I used to have a script >>that would cd to a directory and then run cygstart. After the upgrade to >>1.7.6, this stopped working. I had to use the --directory switch to >>cygstart to get the right behavior. > > Call me dense but I don't understand why any changes are needed. =C2=A0If > you're cd'ed to a non-Cygwin-special location why doesn't stuff "just > work"? The Win32 working directory is changed to '\\?\PIPE\' at process startup, otherwise the working directory can't be deleted from under the process, which you can do on Linux. 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