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Thank you for your response. Here is what I have: $ JAVACMD="/c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.5.0_18/bin/java" $ bash -c "test -x '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 0 $ dash -c "test -x '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 1 $ ash -c "test -x '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 1 $ getfacl.exe "$JAVACMD" # file: /c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.5.0_18/bin/java # owner: Administrators # group: SYSTEM user::rwx group::rwx group:Users:r-x group:Power Users:rwx mask:rwx other:--- $ stat "$JAVACMD" File: `/c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.5.0_18/bin/java' Size: 53344 Blocks: 56 IO Block: 65536 regular file Device: 548b6deeh/1418423790d Inode: 1407374883580908 Links: 1 Access: (0770/-rwxrwx---) Uid: ( 544/Administrators) Gid: ( 18/ SYSTEM) Access: 2010-02-09 16:23:09.702221400 -0500 Modify: 2009-02-25 01:47:30.000000000 -0500 Change: 2009-11-19 15:03:03.707455600 -0500 $ id uid=720693(cobbch) gid=10513(Domain_Users) groups=0(root),544(Administrators),545(Users),1004(SophosUser) ........ I also see the same thing with -w: $ bash -c "test -w '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 0 $ dash -c "test -w '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 1 $ ash -c "test -w '$JAVACMD';"' echo $?' 1 -----Original Message----- From: Eric Blake [mailto:e...@byu.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:30 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com; Cobb, Christopher (Contr) (IS) Subject: Re: 1.7.1: dash/ash test -x broken? According to Cobb, Christopher (Contr) (IS) on 2/9/2010 1:30 PM: > I recently upgraded to 1.7.1. > > I have noticed that dash/ash shell scripts which test for the > executability of files don't work. For example, the maven build > application comes with a 'mvn' script which contains this line: > > if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then > print error message > fi Works for me with all my testing so far: $ touch f1 f2 $ chmod 000 f1 $ chmod 777 f2 $ bash -c 'test -x f1; echo $?' 1 $ bash -c 'test -x f2; echo $?' 0 $ dash -c 'test -x f1; echo $?' 1 $ dash -c 'test -x f2; echo $?' 0 For me to reproduce your failure, I would need more details. I'm wondering if it might be an ACL issue. What do 'id', 'stat "$JAVACMD"', and 'getfacl "$JAVACMD"' state about the permissions on that file and the permissions you are supposed to be able to have? That said, I haven't yet looked into the source code; if it IS an ACL issue, then it is a question of dash using stat() instead of access() (or even better, euidaccess/faccessat). -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake e...@byu.net -- 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
