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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:26:06 +0200
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Subject: Re: cygpath behaviour when input is not a path
From: "Gary ." <cygwin AT garydjones DOT name>
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On 6/2/10, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 01/06/2010 09:19, Gary . wrote:
>>>> Since the tool
>>>> output is mixed paths and text, I'd hoped cygpath made "intelligent"
>>>> guesses about what was and was not likely to be a path.
...
>> Okay. So I'm SOL with tool output like
>> "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in
>> C:\cygwin\home\jg\work\foo.php on line 10"
>> then, short of parsing it myself :-(
>
>   Hang on, isn't this is a bit far from your original question?  You wanted
> to
> know what happens when cygpath is "given a PATH list ... without the -p

Lumme! I've been rumbled! Quick, Chopper, get the getaway car started, sharpish!

Or, more seriously, my original question was based on what I saw while
investigating looking at the tool output, that's all.

> have you ever heard the term GIGO?

Not only have I heard it, I've vast experience in it.

> cygpath expects anything you pass it is a path

Okay. That's what I was wondering. Thanks.

-- 
Gary
Non-kook (allegedly)

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