On Feb 10 10:05, Chris Sutcliffe wrote: > >> When edit a file (via :e <filename>) with vim under Cygwin 1.7 the > >> first time I'm opened a cygwin terminal (mintty), there is a message > >> that briefly pops up and seems to be overwritten by the vim display. > >> In the command bar I'm left with: > >> > >> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames > > > > -v, please. You are left with... what? > > I'm literally left with that url string > "http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames"; in the > command bar.
Uh, that explains it. The full message is MS-DOS style path detected: %s Preferred POSIX equivalent is: %s CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning. Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths: http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames\n";); This message is only generated once per session and can be switched off entirely using the CYGWIN=nodosfilewarning setting. Bottom line: Don't use DOS paths. Second bottom line: It would be interesting to learn why the message has been printed, *iff* you didn't use a DOS path somewhere explicitely. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/
