RE: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-29 Thread Dave Korn
On 29 August 2007 06:56, Jon Lambert wrote: >> "Dave Korn" wrote: >> Perhaps you should elaborate on the real underlying problem, rather than >> just showing us a symptom and asking for a cure based on your own unstated >> false diagnosis. >> > > The real problem is the Windows version of the

RE: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-28 Thread Jon Lambert
"Dave Korn" wrote: Perhaps you should elaborate on the real underlying problem, rather than just showing us a symptom and asking for a cure based on your own unstated false diagnosis. The real problem is the Windows version of the RMagick gem installation is broken. This is RMagick's prob

Re: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-28 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Hugo Martin (Tourbillon Enterprises) wrote: c:\> gem install rmagick --include-dependencies Run the above from within bash? No, from the windows cmd shell, I only need "if test -n", if I run it within bash I'd have to install all the apps I need again :( Now I think you're starting to u

RE: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-28 Thread Dave Korn
On 28 August 2007 01:47, Hugo Martin (Tourbillon Enterprises) wrote: > Hello. > > I need to use cygwin's "if" command, the ruby gem I need to install tries to > run "if test -n" in my winXP but the win32 "if" is used so it fails with "-n > was unexpected at this time". > > Is it possible to forc

Re: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-27 Thread Hugo Martin \(Tourbillon Enterprises\)
c:\> gem install rmagick --include-dependencies Run the above from within bash? No, from the windows cmd shell, I only need "if test -n", if I run it within bash I'd have to install all the apps I need again :( -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem r

Re: Howto force winXP use cygwin "if test -n"

2007-08-27 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 08/27/2007, Hugo Martin (Tourbillon Enterprises) wrote: Hello. I need to use cygwin's "if" command, the ruby gem I need to install tries to run "if test -n" in my winXP but the win32 "if" is used so it fails with "-n was unexpected at this time". Is it possible to force WinXP to use cygwi