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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:43:49 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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CC: "Jeff Lankford" <jpl AT netzero DOT net>
Subject: Fix for cygwin.bat multi-word path problem
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Sorry for the delayed response, I've been away.

On Monday 10 Jul 00, Jeff Lankford writes:
> Cygwin failed with errors:
>     Too many parameters
>     Command not found
> The problem is that the Windows PATH had "...;C:\Program Files\...",
> and the SET PATH in cygwin.bat choaked on the space.
> A fix is to put double quotes around "%PATH%".
> Also, the FAQ discussion of cygwin.bat should be changed to reflect this.

I have a space in my Windows PATH, and I do not need to add quotes to
%PATH% in my cygwin.bat.  Can anyone confirm that this is really a
problem?  If so, I'll add something to the FAQ.

Could it be a Win9x issue?  I'm running NT4.

Regards,
David (Cygwin FAQ maintainer)


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