Re: msvc, build and install with cygwin in the PATH

Magnus Hagander schrieb:
> Are you actually *running* the script from inside cygwin? How else does it
> pick up the wrong command processor?
>
I run the script within cmd.exe, but cygwin´s /usr/bin directory is in
my PATH, therefor cygwin dir executable is in the PATH (/usr/bin/dir).
Instead of running cmd.exe´s "dir" command, cygwin´s /usr/bin/dir is
invoked, when calling

open($D, "dir /b $subdirs $spec |") || croak "Could not list $spec\n";

but they do not work in the same way.

So my original patch just solves the issue to run
src/tools/msvc/install.(bat¦pl¦pm) while leaving the cygwin´s /usr/bin
in the PATH.
>> Is it worth doing this the "Perl-way" and using File::Find? If so, I can
>> work an a patch for that.
>>
> It's certainly cleaner that way, but I don't find it a major issue. But I'd
> rather see that fix than the other one.
>
Time permitting I´ll provide a patch.

Hannes.