X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:reply-to:mime-version:to :subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=pRwZ1VP5NK3+RKuw tLkE2+b7VdZnXniL2+a6ITvCAB4znOpTO422ljfBZYG3GGSkpqHzgX2s3HOJLjA3 JOVVmiy+yms6IRmSnHs+dT51OPUc8VTJZWG9fupQK9RpD+DfQUvAoZWO9LIRFx4V ZnUL2ne1Vw5QxE2+XiWPS0JL95s= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:reply-to:mime-version:to :subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=GIKpjYVio5TJeXtwmo1YiD X+fj0=; b=ZDU/o4b5x1SP8hJi49Y/XB/Ka3Brto+2h91FOUlCnxby/0sLDgvxYm zGnu3AjrRwzGEAQs8ynCwPdOO6PYce2Jm8cUI5bJgAkjI7vo9WgSefnXZPzhh3EK WH7ATcKGGvPCnRyRK/5zEy67nGU5/8oCc+bzU+Heev2jAz0ek58ps= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: vms173023pub.verizon.net Message-id: <5306197B.5090306@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:04:27 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-to: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: $PATH contains dot but unclear where it comes from References:

<1811171498 DOT 20140206155616 AT mtu-net DOT ru> <5304D694 DOT 9090104 AT cs DOT umass DOT edu> <5304E874 DOT 20906 AT cygwin DOT com> <5304FB23 DOT 3000005 AT cygwin DOT com> <1369691347 DOT 20140219231051 AT yandex DOT ru> <530506C9 DOT 6040408 AT cygwin DOT com> <53050C58 DOT 6000008 AT hones DOT org DOT uk> <87ob22n902 DOT fsf AT Rainer DOT invalid> <53051EE4 DOT 20803 AT cygwin DOT com> <937868018 DOT 20140220022304 AT yandex DOT ru> In-reply-to: Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit On 2/20/2014 9:12 AM, Robert Klemme wrote: > Thanks to all who helped so far! > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Andrey Repin wrote: > >> So far, I'm not convinced that issue is Cygwin-specific. The fact that it >> doesn't manifest in Windows is actually because of it's (windows) native >> ignorance for this matter. > > I sent a lengthy email with all the detailed shell outputs earlier but > it was blocked by spam filter. :-( > > I'll try an executive summary, also because I don't have that much > time right now. > > C:\Users\rklemme>C:\cygwin64\bin\bash.exe --norc --noprofile -li > bash-4.1$ echo "$PATH" > /cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/NVIDIA CORPORATION/PHYSX/COMMON:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/ICLS CLIENT:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/ICLS CLIENT:/c > ygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/RSA SECURID TOKEN COMMON:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES > /COMMON FILES/MICROSOFT SHARED/WINDOWS LIVE:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/COMM > ON FILES/MICROSOFT SHARED/WINDOWS LIVE:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32:/cygdrive/c/ > Windows:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32/WBEM:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32/WINDOWSPO > WERSHELL/V1.0:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/DELL/DELL DATA PROTECTION/ACCESS/ADVANCE > D/WAVE/GEMALTO/ACCESS CLIENT/V5:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/NTRU CRYPTOSYSTE > MS/NTRU TCG SOFTWARE STACK/BIN:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/NTRU CRYPTOSYSTEMS/NTRU > TCG SOFTWARE STACK/BIN:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/WINDOWS LIVE/SHARED:/cyg > drive/c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/DAL:/cygdrive/ > c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/IPT:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/DAL:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Prog > ram Files/WIDCOMM/Bluetooth Software:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/WIDCOMM/Bluetooth > Software/syswow64:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/OpenCL SDK/2.0/bin/x86: > /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/OpenCL SDK/2.0/bin/x64:/cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL:/cygdrive/c/Program Files > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86) > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86) > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Intel > /WiFi/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Common Files/Intel/WirelessCommon:/cygdrive/ > c/Users/rklemme/Applications/SysinternalsSuite:. > bash-4.1$ > > You notice the "." at the end. > > C:\Users\rklemme>C:\cygwin64\bin\sh.exe --norc --noprofile -li > sh-4.1$ echo "$PATH" > /cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/NVIDIA CORPORATION/PHYSX/COMMON:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/ICLS CLIENT:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/ICLS CLIENT:/c > ygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/RSA SECURID TOKEN COMMON:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES > /COMMON FILES/MICROSOFT SHARED/WINDOWS LIVE:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/COMM > ON FILES/MICROSOFT SHARED/WINDOWS LIVE:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32:/cygdrive/c/ > Windows:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32/WBEM:/cygdrive/c/Windows/SYSTEM32/WINDOWSPO > WERSHELL/V1.0:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/DELL/DELL DATA PROTECTION/ACCESS/ADVANCE > D/WAVE/GEMALTO/ACCESS CLIENT/V5:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/NTRU CRYPTOSYSTE > MS/NTRU TCG SOFTWARE STACK/BIN:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES/NTRU CRYPTOSYSTEMS/NTRU > TCG SOFTWARE STACK/BIN:/cygdrive/c/PROGRAM FILES (X86)/WINDOWS LIVE/SHARED:/cyg > drive/c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/DAL:/cygdrive/ > c/PROGRAM FILES/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/IPT:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/DAL:/cygdrive/c/PROG > RAM FILES (X86)/INTEL/INTEL(R) MANAGEMENT ENGINE COMPONENTS/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Prog > ram Files/WIDCOMM/Bluetooth Software:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/WIDCOMM/Bluetooth > Software/syswow64:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/OpenCL SDK/2.0/bin/x86: > /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/OpenCL SDK/2.0/bin/x64:/cygdrive/c/Program > Files/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL:/cygdrive/c/Program Files > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86) > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL:/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86) > /Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Intel > /WiFi/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Common Files/Intel/WirelessCommon:/cygdrive/ > c/Users/rklemme/Applications/SysinternalsSuite > > No dot at the end. Same for output of "env" without arguments invoked > from Windows prompt. The dot is also not there in the windows path. > > My summary so far > > 1. There is nothing in the Windows PATH (neither system, nor user, nor > what's combined at the prompt) that looks like a cause for dot (i.e. > empty path). Your cygcheck output contradicts this statement. The last path in the list of Windows paths is ".". -- Larry _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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