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Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:47:23 -0400
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On 05/12/2014 06:12 AM, Timothy Madden wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have a CMake build script for my application, that among other
> things tries to build libvpx (open-source video codec, see
> webmproject.org).
>
> libvpx library v1.3.0 compiles fine by hand when I open a cygwin
> terminal from the Windows start menu and type in the needed
> `configure`; `make` and `make install` commands.
>
> But when I try to invoke the cygwin shell from my build script, to run
> the same 3 commands with the -lc option to sh.exe (same command line),
> something happens and the build commands no longer work like in the
> real mintty terminal. Then my build fails.
>
> I believe there is something in the cygwin shell session or
> environment that I do not know how to set right when invoking
> $(CYGWIN_DIR)/bin/sh from my CMake script.
>
> Is there a way for me to start a cygwin shell session from the build
> script, that is identical to the one that opens in the mintty terminal
> from the start menu, and run some commands there ?
>
> I checked the environment variables and umask in the mintty terminal
> and in a /bin/sh session that I launch, they are the same in both
> cases. I tried using /bin/sh, /bin/bash, /bin/dash, with both --login
> and -c options. But the automated build always fails, and the manual
> build works.

What's the error and from where?

I think you are on the right track to look at environment differences.
If you're sure there are no longer any differences between the sessions
invoked through CMake and manually, I'd suspect something surrounding
CMake.  Do you have the same problem using Cygwin's CMake?


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Larry

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