Problem with system()

[Glenn.Davis@predictive.com]

THAT DID IT!
Thanks!!!!  I tried to save space on my computer, and look where it got 
me.
I even saw in the man page for system() that it uses /bin/sh.  Thats why I 
downloaded "bash".  I stupidly assumed that since you guys were using bash 
in your cygwin.bat file, that that was the program to use (and not ash).
I'm sure there is a lesson in there somewhere.
thanks,
glenn.




Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
07/27/00 11:10 AM
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        To:     Glenn.Davis@predictive.com
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        Subject:        [cgf: Re: Problem with system()]


Sorry.  Forgot to Cc you.

cgf

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To: cygwin@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: Problem with system()
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:09:46 -0400
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In-Reply-To: < OFEB57585D.87A9F813-ON85256929.0051CAE4@predictive.com >; 
from Glenn.Davis@predictive.com on Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 11:04:22AM -0400

On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 11:04:22AM -0400, Glenn.Davis@predictive.com 
wrote:
>>On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 09:42:19AM -0400, Glenn.Davis@predictive.com
>wrote:
>>>Chris,
>>>I guesss I should have given more info.
>>>I tried
>>>        system ("command /c dir")
>>>and yes, I am using Windows 95.
>>
>>I don't know what's wrong but I would check basic things like your PATH.
>>If you don't have a command.com in your path then system is obviously
>>not going to be able to run "command".
>
>I know I don't sound like I know what I am doing, but I did look at my
>Path.  I am able to run commands from inside bash. I even put the full
>path of the commands in the system call. I still get the same results.

It finally dawned on me that since you haven't installed the complete
cygwin package you probably don't have /bin/sh.  UNIX uses /bin/sh
to invoke programs for the system() command.  Ditto, cygwin.

That program is found in the 'ash' tar ball.

cgf

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