René Berber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Hains wrote: > > "C:\cygwin\home\PHains\SuperHirn\make" directory on my hard drive. My > > problem is getting the UNIX software to understand where the parameter > > file can be found. > > > > I've tried the Windows nomenclature as outlined above and what I think > > is the Cygwin version; > > > > /home/PHains/SuperHirn/make > > This last one is the correct way to specify a path.
Well, that's nice Rene, but the home directory and the user's has to be manually created. At least in my case. I created a /home directory and in it a soft link to the directory I wanted to use as home. Otherwise, in XP home is somewhere in /cygdrive/c//Documents\ and\ Settings/<USERNAME> > > and various other permutations. So far I have had no joy and the program > > keeps on telling me the file cannot be found at "whatever_I_entered." > > terminal with: [ -d ~/SuperHirn/make ] && echo "Yes, directory exist" . just do ls -l ~/SuperHirn/make > -- > René Berber > regards, darel -- 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/
