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Subject: Re: Issue on output when using javac or scalac under emacs
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:51:33 -0400
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Agreed that / vs \ is sometimes no problem. I do know that Windows Java really wants ; and not : when giving multiple path names ... EM

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> On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:50 PM, Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT systematicsw DOT ab DOT ca> wrote:
> 
> On 2020-08-25 18:36, Eliot Moss wrote:
>> Dear Luc 
>> You should be aware that while Cygwin can invoke Java, the Windows Java still
>> expects _Windows-style_ arguments, including Windows paths, etc.
>>> For example, not a/b/c:d/e but 'a\b\c;d\e" for a path.
>> 
>> Just because you're using Cygwin, the installed Java is not "magically"
>> transported to the Linux world!
>> 
>> You may also run into issues around line endings (CR/LF vs LF only, and so forth).
> 
> Many Windows APIs and programs accept either path separator and in such cases
> there are seldom issues as long as the paths are not too long e.g. try:
> 
>    $ /proc/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/icacls path/with/slash/delimiters
> 
> and many programs, including editors and terminals, do a good job of adapting to
> line endings, including mintty and less.
> 
> -- 
> Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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