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Subject: Re: cygstart getting The specified file was not found
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On Dec 12 02:58, Michael Schaap wrote:
> ERIC HO wrote:
> >/cygdrive/c/user $cmd /c pwd
> >/cygdrive/c/user
> 
> Hmm, I should have asked for
>     $ cmd /c cd
> :-[
> 
> >
> >My cygcheck ouput are attached. Thanks
> >
> 
> Looks like you're running a pretty old Cygwin snapshot:
>     Cygwin DLL version info:
>         Build date: Thu Nov 30 10:51:28 EST 2006
>         Snapshot date: 20061130-10:49:23
> 
> Can you either go back to the latest release (1.5.22), or install the 
> newest snapshot?

Does cygstart use CreateProcess and/or GetCurrentDirectory instead of
fork/exec/getcwd?

If so, cygstart will have to call cygwin_internal(CW_SYNC_WINENV) before
using the native Windows functions.


Corinna

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