From: weiku AT UTKUX1 DOT UTK DOT EDU ("Wei Ku") Subject: Re: Win95b and long filenames of the /usr mount 3 Jun 1997 14:59:20 -0700 Approved: cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <199706030520.BAA29871.cygnus.gnu-win32@solid.ssd.ornl.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BC6FBC.4CCEFE60" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.0544.0 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOle: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.0544.0 Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC6FBC.4CCEFE60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why do you need to do that anyway ? ( to inherit the new PATH) Sincerely, Wei Ku *************************************** Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Tennessee 1408 Circle Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200 weiku AT utkux DOT utcc DOT utk DOT edu --------------------------------------- Solid State Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O.Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6032 Phone: (423) 574-5795 Fax: (423) 574-4143 weiku AT solid DOT ssd DOT ornl DOT gov *************************************** ---- From: Kevin Layer To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Date: Monday, June 02, 1997 9:17 PM Subject: Win95b and long filenames of the /usr mount I don't know if this has been reported yet, but the OSR2 release of Windows 95 (aka "Windows 95b") doesn't have a DOS that allows long filenames. This means that until Windows starts you can't put ....\H-i386-cygwin32\bin in your PATH. This also means you have a classic chicken and egg problem: if you do it after Windows starts, then all processes started by the explorer won't inherit the new PATH. Kevin Layer layer AT Franz DOT COM http://www.franz.com/ Franz Inc., 1995 University Avenue, Suite 275, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA Phone: (510) 548-3600 FAX: (510) 548-8253 - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message = to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". ------=_NextPart_000_01BC6FBC.4CCEFE60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Why do you need to do that = anyway ? ( to=20 inherit the new PATH)

Sincerely,
Wei Ku

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Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Tennessee
1408 Circle Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1200
weiku AT utkux DOT utcc DOT utk DOT edu
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Solid State Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O.Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6032
Phone: (423) 574-5795
Fax: (423) 574-4143
weiku AT solid DOT ssd DOT ornl DOT gov
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From: Kevin Layer <layer AT franz DOT com>
To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
Date: Monday, June 02, 1997 9:17 PM
Subject: Win95b and long filenames of the /usr mount

I don't know if this has been reported yet, = but the=20 OSR2 release of
Windows 95 (aka "Windows 95b") doesn't have a DOS that allows = long
filenames. This means that until Windows starts you can't put
....\H-i386-cygwin32\bin in your PATH. This also means you have = a
classic chicken and egg problem: if you do it after Windows starts,
then all processes started by the explorer won't inherit the new
PATH.

Kevin=20 Layer &n= bsp; layer AT Franz DOT COM &nbs= p; =20 http://www.franz.com/
Franz Inc., 1995 University Avenue, Suite 275, Berkeley, CA 94704, = USA
Phone: (510) 548-3600 FAX: (510) 548-8253
-
For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message = to
"gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com= "=20 with one line of text: "help".
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