Greetings, tealhill! > On 2020-11-17 4:23 PM, Thomas Wolff wrote: >> Am 17.11.2020 um 20:54 schrieb tealhill via Cygwin: >>> >>> Cygwin's /etc/profile sets the PATH. >>> >>> Could /etc/profile please also add /cygdrive/c/Windows/Sysnative to >>> the end of the PATH? >> >> It doesn't add any other Windows folders so why this one.
> ### Summary > Why should Cygwin add Sysnative to $PATH? As a workaround for > Microsoft's failure to add Sysnative to %PATH%. It was never a failure. And if you use proper platform tools, it's not an issue either. > ### Full explanation > Cygwin imports the Windows %PATH% variable at startup. Not necessarily. Depends on your .profile configuration. > It would be ideal if Microsoft would add Sysnative to the default > Windows %PATH%. No, that would be a disaster. > Such a change would help Cygwin users and others. But > I doubt that Microsoft will make this change. > Therefore, I am suggesting that Cygwin work around Microsoft's omission. > My suggested workaround is for Cygwin to add Sysnative to its own > $PATH, automatically. I'm suggesting you install 64-bit Cygwin already. 32-bit Cygwin is rapidly running out of its usefulness. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:13:58 Sorry for my terrible english... -- 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
