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RE: type command
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: RE: type command
- From: Jon Thackray <jont at harlequin dot co dot uk>
- Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 10:44:44 +0100
- References: <8B40B8756FA1D111BCB900A02495E24F36B44A@neptune.xstor.com>
Bob McGowan writes:
> In b19, the sh.exe is a different shell, based on something called ash.
> It does not support the shell built-in command "type" (to check, run
> "sh"
> from the bash command line, then put in the command "type type". The
> ash
> shell generates the output "type: not found" while bash says "type is a
> shell builtin"). The make is probably running "sh" so if it is actually
> ash then you have problems. Rename sh.exe to ash.exe (if you want to
> keep
> it), then copy bash.exe to sh.exe. Hopefully this will fix the problem.
Given that ash.exe is no use for commands like make, is there a good
reason why sh.exe, which one is recommended to copy into /bin so that
it is available for make, is actually ash.exe, which is no use for
make?
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