[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cygpath -w /c/temp | xxd 0000000: 633a 5c74 656d 700a c:\temp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ echo "\"`cygpath -w /c/temp`\"" | xxd 0000000: 2263 3a5c 7465 6d70 220a "c:\temp". [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ perl -e'$a=`cygpath -w /c/temp`;print "\"$a\""' | xxd 0000000: 2263 3a5c 7465 6d70 0a22 "c:\temp." I'd say something was up with echo/bash, not with perl. > -----Original Message----- > From: Garrison, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:13 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Strange cygpath/Perl 5.8 interaction? > > > In bash: > > $ echo "\"`cygpath -w /c/temp`\"" > "c:\temp" > > > But in Perl: > > $a = `cygpath -w /c/temp`; > print "|$a|"; > > produces > > |c:\temp > | > > I.e., Perl sees an extra \n at the end of the string. I looked at > the source for cygpath and it doesn't seem to be adding a \n, so > I suspect the problem is an unforeseen interaction between Cygwin > and Perl's backtick operator. Can anyone shed light on this topic? > > Jim Garrison > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
