On 8/25/2020 11:51 PM, Eliot Moss wrote:
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.ing...@systematicsw.ab.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.
Apologies for the top-posting. Not sure my phone supports any other way, but if I end up wanting to
post from my phone, I will see what I can do! Eliot Moss
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