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Re: x-start-menu-icons doesn't install on a W2K german OS


>>>>> "Igor" == Igor Pechtchanski writes:

    Igor> Theoretically, Windows should do the right translation under the covers.
    Igor> It may be as simple as setting the correct codepage or locale before
    Igor> trying to create the path...  Not running the localized version of
    Igor> Windows, I can't really investigate this.  Volker, do you feel up to it?
    Igor> A simple 'ls -d "`cygpath -A -P`"' should expose the bug, and setting the
    Igor> right locale before this call may make it go away, in which case please
    Igor> report to the list what made it work... :-)

This is all from a console bash window:

11:21 AM [540]> /c/WINNT/system32/chcp.com 850
Aktive Codepage: 850.
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [540]> cygpath -A -P
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmenn/Programme
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [541]> ls -d "`cygpath -A -P`"
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmen?/Programme/
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [541]> /c/WINNT/system32/chcp.com 1252
Aktive Codepage: 1252.
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [542]> cygpath -A -P
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmen³/Programme
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [543]> ls -d "`cygpath -A -P`"
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmen?/Programme/
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:21 AM [543]> /c/WINNT/system32/chcp.com 437
Aktive Codepage: 437.
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:22 AM [544]> cygpath -A -P
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmen3/Programme
vzell@summer /c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users
11:22 AM [545]> ls -d "`cygpath -A -P`"
/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen/All Users/Startmen?/Programme/

    Igor> 	Igor

Ciao
  Volker


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