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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cygwin <cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com> On Behalf Of Brian Inglis
> Sent: 10 November 2020 17:13
> Subject: Re: Git shows nothing in cmd.exe
> 
> Gnuwin32 *latest* package updates seem to be 10 years ago, some nearly
> 20.
> Suggest deleting those and using current *mingw64*/msys Windows tools
> instead as they are maintained with recent security fixes.
> You should also be careful with PATHs using different toolchains: switch them
> completely, or layer them carefully, to avoid these issues.

You are absolutely right! This is what we are going to do. We will remove that package from our machines.

PATH is indeed yet another headache. We are trying to prepend or append entries to set correctly the behaviour by overriding other applications to no avail. Issues can still be faced.

Panos
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