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From: Vladimir Levijev <dimir AT core DOT ee>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: run.exe fails to run my application
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:07:18 +0200
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On Monday 27 December 2004 18:56, george young wrote:

Hi,

> [cygwin X-startup-scripts-1.0.10-2]
>
> I can not get run.exe to run my application.  The app runs ok directly
> from the DOS prompt(with the annoying dos box).  It runs from the cygwin
> prompt.  But put 'run' in front of the command and I get an error dialog
> popup:
>
> Run.exe
>    Error: could not start E:\cygwin\usr\local\bin\xapp.py
>
> "Run" fails the same invoked from either the cygwin or dos prompt.
>
> Run works fine with xterm.
>
> The app's directory is in the system path.  Same failure happens
> whether invoked with full path or just the app name.  (assoc and ftype
> have been twiddled to get the python script xapp.py run by
> /usr/bin/python2.4)
>
> When I do "run xapp.py" the error message contains the full pathname,
> so it is *finding* the executable.  The error message is different if
> I give it a non-existant file name.
>
> What could cause this?  How can I debug this problem?
>
> Does run keep a cache of executable names/paths somewhere that I might
> need to flush?
>
> -- George

How about making batch file, in a Cygwin.exe style, containing:

--Start batch file--
@echo off

E:
chdir E:\cygwin\usr\local\bin

start /min bash --login -c "./xapp.py"
--End batch file--

-- 
[vl AT dimir]#

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