X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,FREEMAIL_FROM,NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,SPF_HELO_PASS,TW_NX,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <30001579.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:47:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Afflictedd2 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: side effects after installing gcc-3.4.4.999 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: 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 I've got a simple solution that I am not sure if it has been mentioned here. take the link g++, and rename it g++.bak and make a copy of the g++ you want to use g++-3 or 4 and rename it g++ No more access denied problem. Ted Akakima wrote: > > After updating gcc in my cygwin installation, i discovered > that i cannot run gcc.exe from the native winxp console (cmd.exe). > > gcc.exe has been replaced by gcc-3.exe. > > Of course, this works fine under bash and ash, but it does not work > anymore > under cmd.exe. > > since i prefer to work under cmd.exe. i tried to fix this problem by: > adding .LNK to PATHEXT > and adding /usr/bin/alternatives to the PATH > > and now if i type "gcc", cmd finds gcc-3.exe and launch it. > But, this is not perfect. gcc (or someone else) wait until i press > enter to continue. > > Anybody knows a better solution ? > > I would prefer not to be forced to use bash. > > > > > -- > 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/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/side-effects-after-installing-gcc-3.4.4.999-tp22282325p30001579.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- 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