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sh can't run any programs from script when PATH exceeds 2500
- To: cygwin <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
- Subject: sh can't run any programs from script when PATH exceeds 2500
- From: Chris Felaco <cfelaco@openmarket.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 14:53:09 -0500
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Sorry for the resend, I forgot to mention I am running Cygwin B20.1 (binary distribution) on NT 4 SP3.
I have a sh script that basically sets up a bunch of environment
variables, constructs a PATH based on some input files and then runs a
program. If the path is over 2500 characters, the program (no matter
what program it is) gives the following error:
foo: error 11
Even Win32 native apps such as cmd fail this way. Unfortunately, I
can't easily reproduce the problem. I've tried writing a simple bare
script to test it, but it won't fail. It only fails in my rather
involved script that makes use of several input files from various
locations.
Is there a hard limit on the PATH size? Is there perhaps a fixed buffer
size used for the PATH conversion in the cygwin DLL? Any help or
suggestions are appreciated....
Cygnus Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Wed Feb 24 14:52:26 1999
WinNT Ver 4.0 build 1381 Service Pack 3
Path: /cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/bin
/batch
/WINNT/system32
/WINNT
/PROGRA~1/DEVSTU~1/SHARED~1/bin/ide
/PROGRA~1/DEVSTU~1/SHARED~1/bin
/Progra~1/DevStudio/VC/bin
/emacs-20.3.1/bin
/PROGRA~1/Tcl/bin
/emacs-20.3.1/bin
/PROGRA~1/Tcl/bin
/cygnus/cygwin-B20/H-i586-cygwin32/bin
/Perl/bin
/enscript
/jdk1.1.7A/bin
/Cygnus/SN405/bin
/Program Files/Mts
/Sybase/DLL
/Sybase/BIN
/sybtools/WIN32
/sybtools/ASEP
/NTReskit
//U/transact/Toolshed/LOCAL/common/bin
//U/transact/Toolshed/LOCAL/cnt_40/bin
SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT
CYGWIN = `tty'
HOME = `/home'
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
PWD = `//u/test/transact/tx-ts-kit'
!C: = `C:\Home'
CLASSPATH = `c:\sybtools\ASEP\Monclass.zip;c:\sybtools\ASEP\3pclass.zip;'
COMPUTERNAME = `FELACO-1'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
CVSROOT = `cfelaco@mother:/omi/proj/master'
EXPORTS_ROOT = `//gravity/exports'
HISTFILE = `/home/.sh_history_17318'
HISTSIZE = `256'
HOMEDRIVE = `U:'
HOMEPATH = `\'
HOMESHARE = `\\brl-fsoffice-1\Felacoc$'
HOSTNAME = `felaco-1'
HOSTTYPE = `i586'
INCLUDE = `c:\program files\devstudio\vc\include;c:\program files\devstudio\vc\atl\include;c:\program files\devstudio\vc\mfc\include;C:\Program Files\Mts\Include'
LIB = `c:\program files\devstudio\vc\lib;c:\program files\devstudio\vc\mfc\lib;C:\Program Files\Mts\Lib;c:\sybase\LIB'
LOCAL_EXPORTS = `U:/transact'
LOGONSERVER = `\\BRL-DHCPRELAY-2'
MACHTYPE = `i586-pc-cygwin32'
MKSROOT = `C:\MKS'
NTRESKIT = `C:\NTReskit'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS = `Windows_NT'
OSTYPE = `cygwin32'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD'
PLATFORM = `cnt_40'
PLATFORM_CLASS = `WINDOWS'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0501'
PROMPT = `$P$G'
PS1 = `[1m[${cwd:-$PWD}][m \n\#$ '
ROOTDIR = `C:/MKS'
SHELL = `/bin/sh'
SHLVL = `1'
SN_INSTALL_DIR = `C:\Cygnus\SN405'
SYBASE = `C:\Sybase'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
SYSTEM_ROOT = `c:\winnt'
TEMP = `C:\TEMP'
TERM = `cygwin'
TMP = `C:\TEMP'
TMPDIR = `C:/TEMP'
USERDOMAIN = `OPENMARKET'
USERNAME = `Chris.Felaco'
USERPROFILE = `C:\WINNT\Profiles\chris.felaco'
WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
_ = `/cygnus/CYGWIN~1/H-I586~1/bin/cygcheck'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\00
(default) = `\\.\tape1:'
unix = `/dev/st1'
fbinary = 0x00000000
fsilent = 0x00000001
fmixed = 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\01
(default) = `\\.\tape0:'
unix = `/dev/st0'
fbinary = 0x00000000
fsilent = 0x00000001
fmixed = 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\02
(default) = `\\.\b:'
unix = `/dev/fd1'
fbinary = 0x00000000
fsilent = 0x00000001
fmixed = 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\03
(default) = `\\.\a:'
unix = `/dev/fd0'
fbinary = 0x00000000
fsilent = 0x00000001
fmixed = 0x00000000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\04
(default) = `C:'
unix = `/'
fbinary = 0x00000000
fsilent = 0x00000000
fmixed = 0x00000000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Cygwin32 Beta 19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Cygwin32 Beta 19\B19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Source-Navigator
(default) = `4.0.5'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus\Source-Navigator\4.0.5
(default) = `0'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin B20
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin B20\B20.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\00
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\01
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\02
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\03
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\04
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\05
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\06
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\07
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\08
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\09
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\0F
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\10
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\11
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\12
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\13
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\14
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\15
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\16
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\17
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\18
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\19
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\1A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\1B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\1C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts\1D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\GNUPro\i586-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32\cygwin-B20.1
(default) = `c:\cygnus\cygwin-b20'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Source Navigator 4.0.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Source Navigator 4.0.5\4.0.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cygnus Cygwin B20
(default) = `C:\WINNT\IsUninst.exe -fc:\cygnus\cygwin-b20\Uninst.isu'
DisplayName = `Cygwin B20'
a:\ fd N/A N/A
c:\ hd NTFS 6032Mb 37% CP CS UN PA FC
d:\ hd NTFS 117Mb 9% CP CS UN PA FC
e:\ cd CDFS 0Mb -2147483548% CS Audio CD
h:\ net NTFS 52063Mb 27% CP CS UN PA FC
j:\ net NTFS 46022Mb 39% CP CS UN PA FC Exports Mirror
m:\ net Samba 4063Mb 22% CP UN exports
s:\ net Samba 4063Mb 0% CP UN gstevens
u:\ net Samba 4063Mb 0% CP UN cfelaco
C: / native text!=binary
\\.\a: /dev/fd0 native text!=binary
\\.\b: /dev/fd1 native text!=binary
\\.\tape0: /dev/st0 native text!=binary
\\.\tape1: /dev/st1 native text!=binary
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\bash.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\bash.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cat.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cat.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cat.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cat.exe
Found: C:\NTReskit\cat.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cat.exe hides C:\NTReskit\cat.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\find.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\find.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\find.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\find.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gcc.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\gcc.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gcc.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\gcc.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gdb.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\gdb.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\gdb.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\gdb.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ld.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\ld.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ld.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\ld.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ls.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\ls.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ls.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\ls.exe
Found: C:\NTReskit\ls.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\ls.exe hides C:\NTReskit\ls.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\make.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\make.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\make.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\make.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\sh.exe
Found: C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\sh.exe
Warning: C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\sh.exe hides C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\sh.exe
371k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:25
5k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
10k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:25
600k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:28
446k 1998/12/04 C:\cygnus\CYGWIN~1\H-I586~1\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/3 23:39
371k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:25
5k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
10k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:25
600k 1998/12/01 C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/1 3:28
446k 1998/12/04 C:\cygnus\cygwin-B20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/12/3 23:39
1341k 1998/02/05 C:\Cygnus\SN405\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/2/5 20:34
260k 1998/02/05 C:\Cygnus\SN405\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
180k 1998/02/05 C:\Cygnus\SN405\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/2/5 20:34
1938k 1998/02/18 C:\Cygnus\SN405\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=1998/2/17 19:08
4107k 1997/11/26 C:\Cygnus\SN405\bin\cygwin.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygwin.dll" v0.0 ts=1997/10/23 23:57
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