X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100222174111.GW5683@calimero.vinschen.de> References: <416096c61002220742o50cee833paff2efe804e2a400 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <20100222174111 DOT GW5683 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:40:38 +0000 Message-ID: <416096c61002221440n54c9010ft56e2da242142a1be@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [1.7.2] change in cygpath -w behaviour? From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Corinna Vinschen: >> On 1.7.1 (with C:\ as Cygwin root): >> $ cygpath -w /tmp >> C:\tmp >> >> On 1.7.2s(0.222/5/3) 20100219 12:56:31: >> $ cygpath -w /tmp >> \\?\C:\tmp >> >> The latter breaks scripts that aren't sufficiently careful about >> backslash quoting, because "\\?\C:\tmp" loses a vital backslash during >> quote removal. > > Thanks for the report. =C2=A0Should be fixed in CVS. Confirmed. Thanks, Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple