X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Original-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 45959397301B Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=nexgo.de Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=Stromeko AT nexgo DOT de DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nexgo.de; s=vfde-smtpout-mb-15sep; t=1610102333; bh=JR15xqC+/jqsEZb41stupIHH2vofZH+uUxt68m12m+w=; h=From:To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To; b=arr2OlluFfgRHcmWyHVN7tO/Sec3+pT0X+E+HYdr/jyOP5chzdPLopNTJeBdEyND3 LJvkaFAPmzKsGAX5ph6zvMUObftWNLeKx/GMVx7+iwkUROOHKjDLY1/pKq0LaGChJ2 m5QDHhYtUQL/uylLAl1oj94rG+yqWSivDUSRCXwA= From: ASSI To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Limitation of setenv for tcsh: Too many arguments References: <0d66260ff1314bf693caa6cbb6647547 AT BELBRU-EXMP101 DOT eeas DOT europa DOT eu> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:38:31 +0100 In-Reply-To: <0d66260ff1314bf693caa6cbb6647547@BELBRU-EXMP101.eeas.europa.eu> (KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis's message of "Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:13:25 +0000") Message-ID: <871revlnmg.fsf@Otto.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-Ad: Categorized by eleven eXpurgate (R) http://www.eleven.de X-purgate: This mail is considered clean (visit http://www.eleven.de for further information) X-purgate: clean X-purgate-size: 975 X-purgate-ID: 155817::1610102333-0000239E-B55D1E41/0/0 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com Sender: "Cygwin" KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) writes: > There is a limitation for tcsh (setenv: Too many arguments) to set the > PATH environmental variable as you can see in the attached file with > the steps to reproduce it. It probably looks like tcsh limitation and > not Cygwin. The "set path=( ${HOME}/bin $path)" is not complaining and > sets the path, but it also interprets the space in the paths as a > separator. The only Cygwin related issue is probably the /usr/bin that > it is added twice. Any workarounds? Both problems are a failure on your part to quote the arguments correctly. Consult the documentation for the respective shell to find enlightenment. As an aside, it is highly unlikely that you'd actually want to set up your PATH like that. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple