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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:29:32 -0700
From: Eric Blake <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
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To: Eduard Witteveen <e DOT witteveen AT HAWARIT DOT COM>
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Subject: Re: 1.5.18-1: cannot start executables (except cygcheck.exe) on windows  server 2003 web edition
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According to Eduard Witteveen on 11/16/2005 5:28 AM:
> 
> I also tried to see if the application needed the path in anyway or the
> executable to be started with the current directory specification
> 
>> C:\cygwin\bin>bash.exe
>>
>> C:\cygwin\bin>set PATH=c:\cygwin\bin\

Usually, you should leave Windows directories on your PATH, and just
append to it rather than replacing it.

>>
>> C:\cygwin\bin>./bash
>> '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.

- From cmd, you have to use Windows syntax to invoke a program (.\bash, not
./bash).

> 
> I was happy to see cygcheck.exe working:

That's because cygcheck is a native windows program that works even if the
rest of cygwin does not.

Please ATTACH, not send inline, the output of cygcheck -svr (your -cvr
output is not as helpful), per the directions here:

> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

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Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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