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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:31:23 -0400
From: Archie Warnock <warnock AT awcubed DOT com>
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Subject: Re: system() fails on pristine Windows systems
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René Berber wrote:
> Yes, you are missing something really simple... have you seen the man
> page for system()?  Of course not, "Use  `system'  to pass a command
> string `*S' to `/bin/sh'..."

Hmmm...  you're right.  Thanks.  I was hoping the mention of /bin/sh was
more figurative - ie, just _a_ command interpreter.  Guess not, eh?

So, what would be the right way to call an external program from a
Cygwin program without installing Cygwin, if not system()?

I also find it somewhat puzzling that it works on my development
machines even though /bin/sh isn't anywhere along in the path of the
Windows command shell.

-- 
Archie

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