On 20 Sep 2002 at 6:50, Frank Heckenbach wrote:
Prof Abimbola Olowofoyeku wrote:
As I said in a private email, the front slash seems to be be problem. Windows 9x does not seem to be able to handle front slashes when that is part of a path to a program that you want to execute. NT/2000/XP have no problem,
You mean the system itself, or only the libraries of Cygwin and/or Mingw?
The system itself. The Cygwin and Mingw libraries don't have a problem with front slashes.
Does a path with front slashes work in command.com, e.g.?
No. And that is the problem. Somehow this problem doesn't trip up WinNT/2000/XP, but it certainly trips up Win9x.
Best regards, The Chief -------- Prof. Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku (The African Chief) web: http://www.bigfoot.com/~African_Chief email: African_Chief@bigfoot.com