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From: geneSmith <gene DOT smith AT sea DOT siemens DOT com>
Subject: Re: Run complex chain of windows batch files in cyg-FINAL
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:27:48 -0400
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geneSmith wrote, On 8/12/2004 10:10 AM:

> Nicolas Roche wrote, On 8/12/2004 6:46 AM:
> 
> 
>>did you launch the Windows Shell (using cmd) in your term before starting your 
>>build process ?
>>
>>
>>Nico
>>
> 
> I tried that but it didn't seem to work. Turns out it is a two step 
> process. You first have to run "cmd" as you say. Then you run a dos bat 
> file to set up the env which seems to complete but unless you type 
> "exit" it does not take effect. After typing exit you can run the nmake 
> (still in windows cmd mode) which runs as if it were in a regular 
> command window (dos box). After the nmake finishes, you can type exit 
> again which returns you to bash mode in the rxvt box.
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> 
The first "exit" was operator error. I had put the "cmd" into the env 
setting bat and had not taken it out. When I took it out all okay (no 
extra exit needed to continue to the nmake step).

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