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Subject: Re: chmod fails for MS-DOS style path in cygwin 1.7.2-2
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:03:34 -0700
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On 04/01/2010 07:21 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 02:09:29PM +0530, prakash babu wrote:
>> I am using cygwin 1.7.2-2 and chmod fails for MS-DOS style path with 
>> the following error message.
>>
>> eg: chmod 755 C:\\FileName
>>
>> cygwin warning: MS-DOS style path detected: C:\FileName
>> Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/FileName
>> CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this 
>> warning.
>> Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths:
>> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
>>
>> This used to work in cygwin 1.5 .
>>
>> Is there any workaround available for this currently ?
>>
>> Is this a bug in 1.7 which will be fixed in the upcoming versions ?
>
> How could a specific error message, which tells you how to turn it 
> off, be construed as a bug?
Maybe a bug as in "this bothers me". Sorta like the feeling I get when I 
hear, IMHO, the stupid message "It is not necessary to dial a 1 when 
calling this number". My thoughts tend to run "If you know the problem - 
and have the solution - why the #$&* are you telling me?!?". To me a 
better wording of that message would be "Did you know you do not need to 
dial a 1 when calling this number", but that does leave a question of 
"well exactly which (US) numbers do I need the 1 for and which don't I? 
How do I tell?"

I understand this is a warning message and I can easily turn it off, 
etc. I'm just saying...
-- 
Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
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