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Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:46:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steven Penny <svnpenn AT gmail DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: RE: Command line processing in dcrt0.cc does not match Microsoft parsing rules
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On Thu, 5 Sep 2019 23:45:44, "Stephen Provine via cygwin" wrote:
> package main
> 
> import (
> 	"log"
> 	"os"
> 	"os/exec"
> )
> 
> func main() {
> 	cmd :=3D exec.Command("C:\\cygwin64\\bin\\bash.exe", "test.sh", "foo", "ba=
> r\"baz", "bat")
> 	cmd.Stdout =3D os.Stdout
> 	cmd.Stderr =3D os.Stderr
> 	if err :=3D cmd.Run(); err !=3D nil {
> 		log.Fatal(err)
> 	}
> }

Why are you doing this? I hate to be that guy, but examples are important.
Arguably the most important lesson I have learned with computer programming is:
use the right tool for the job.

So when I need to do something, I start with a shell script. Then once a shell
script doesnt cut it anymore, I move to AWK, then Python, the Go. Substitute
your language of choice.

What I dont do is call a shell script from Go or anything else. I might call
"git.exe" or "ffmpeg.exe", but even then you could argue against it as those
binaries have libraries too.

I agree that Cygwin should be parsing to and from cmd.exe correctly. But unless
you have a valid use case, its kind of like "Cygwin theory". I have found that
historically those type issues are less likely to be resolved in timely manner,
if at all.


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