Cygwin Perl system() Invokes exec() Directly?

Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <3DC3FF95C367D411B47E00D0B73E4B38F80847@ap3expr8applge.appl.ge.com> From: "Lehr, Matt (GEA, 510425)" To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" Subject: Cygwin Perl system() Invokes exec() Directly? Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:40:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_000_01C14142.EB17B150" ------_=_NextPart_000_01C14142.EB17B150 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C14142.EB17B150" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C14142.EB17B150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello, Seems like the Cygwin perl system() function calls exec() directly rather than passing the command to the shell? For example: Under Cygwin perl: /usr/bin/perl -e '$x=system("wc < .bashrc");print"$x $!\n";' produces the output: -1 No such file or directory Under ActiveState perl: /cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl -e '$x=system("wc < .bashrc");print"$x $!\n";' produces the output (as expected): 5 14 93 0 Thanks for your efforts... Version information appears below... - Matt ------_=_NextPart_001_01C14142.EB17B150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cygwin Perl system() Invokes exec() Directly?

Hello,

Seems like = the Cygwin perl system() function calls exec() directly rather than = passing the command to the shell?

For = example:

        Under = Cygwin perl:
        =         /usr/bin/perl = -e '$x=3Dsystem("wc < .bashrc");print"$x = $!\n";'
        produces = the output:
        =         -1 No such = file or directory

        Under = ActiveState perl:
        =         /cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl -e '$x=3Dsystem("wc < = .bashrc");print"$x $!\n";'
        produces = the output (as expected):
        =         5       = 14      93
        =         0

Thanks for = your efforts... Version information appears below...

= = = - Matt

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