Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:46:15 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: POSIX->Windows conversion for vars other than PATH, etc?
Message-ID: <20070212174615.GA14467@trixie.casa.cgf.cx>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
References: <eqq8nj$l6k$1 AT sea DOT gmane DOT org>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <eqq8nj$l6k$1@sea.gmane.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 11:38:59AM -0600, Matthew Woehlke wrote:
>...is there a way to tell Cygwin that variables other than PATH, etc 
>(i.e. arbitrary, user-specified variables) should be converted from 
>POSIX format to Windows format when spawning a non-POSIX application?
>
>If not, would it be acceptable to add such a feature if I were to submit 
>a patch for it?

This has come up repeatedly over the years.  I'm not a fan of adding a
slowdown to an already slow part of cygwin, so, no, I don't think it
would be acceptable.

cgf

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/