Jeenu V wrote: > The program I intend to run with cmd.exe (with /c switch) fails to run > as it couldn't access some Windows paths. Please take a look like this > command, for example: > > N:\src\CEDAR\GENERIC\base\bsp\hwip_arm\rvemuboard\ct1136\test>cmd /c > bldmake bldfiles ARMV6 > sh: E:SymbianM04765_Symbian_OS_v9.5binTechViewepoc32toolsbldmake.bat: > command not found > > There are two things that I'm surprised about: > 1) How come a command launched from cmd.exe spits an error message > starting with 'sh:'? > 2) Why are back-slashes stripped-off from the path in output message?
My WAG: You're using some kind of embedded toolchain for Symbian that is based on the gnu tools, and there's some kind of PATH-clash going on between those and the Cygwin versions. Maybe it shipped with a mingw32-ish sh.exe that it's trying to invoke and your Cygwin sh.exe is getting in there first? We'll need to see your cygcheck output (as described at http://cygwin.com/problems.html, please take special note of the request to send it as an attachment rather than inline body text, TIA) to get an idea if that's happening. > Also it came to my notice that cmd.exe invoked from a Cygwin bash > shell doesn't really behave like the Windows cmd.exe. For example, if > you press up-arrow, the cursor goes flying over the window and the > display sometimes goes for a toss. Keys like F7 and F8 doesn't work > either. > > It would suffice--as of now, at least--if I could launch a > cmd.exe--separate and independent--window from a Cygwin shell. I could > try > > explorer.exe c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe > > but I'm unable to pass parameters to cmd.exe (say /c or a batch file name). That's bizarre but could be related. For me, just invoking cmd.exe directly at a Cygwin prompt works fine. ~ $ cmd.exe /c echo "foo" foo ~ $ If I want a separate shell, "cygstart cmd.exe" launches it in its own console window. Are you running in a console (DOS) window or a terminal such as rxvt? It'll only work well in a console. cheers, DaveK -- 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/
