* Problems opening files from run menu
@ 2005-10-19 14:45 Paminu
2005-10-19 14:50 ` Christopher Faylor
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Paminu @ 2005-10-19 14:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
I have a xfig file in:
c:\cygwin\home\test\test.fig
I can open this xfig file from the run menu like:
bash --login -e startxprog xfig c:/cygwin/home/test/test.fig
I also have a .dvi file in:
c:\cygwin\home\test\test.dvi
But when I type:
bash --login -e startxprog xdvi c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
Nothing happens. Why is it possible to open a file like this with xfig but
not with xdvi???
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* Re: Problems opening files from run menu
2005-10-19 14:45 Problems opening files from run menu Paminu
@ 2005-10-19 14:50 ` Christopher Faylor
2005-10-19 15:28 ` Paminu
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From: Christopher Faylor @ 2005-10-19 14:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 04:38:43PM +0200, Paminu wrote:
>I have a xfig file in:
>
>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.fig
>
>I can open this xfig file from the run menu like:
>bash --login -e startxprog xfig c:/cygwin/home/test/test.fig
>
>I also have a .dvi file in:
>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.dvi
>
>But when I type:
>bash --login -e startxprog xdvi c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>
>Nothing happens. Why is it possible to open a file like this with xfig but
>not with xdvi???
How about using UNIX-like paths rather than Windows paths, that being
one the main reasons for Cygwin's existence?
bash --login -e startxprog xdvi /home/test/test.dvi
Otherwise, http://cygwin.com/problems.html would be interesting reading.
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* Re: Problems opening files from run menu
2005-10-19 14:50 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 2005-10-19 15:28 ` Paminu
2005-10-19 15:37 ` Christopher Faylor
2005-10-21 2:47 ` Larry Hall (Cygwin)
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From: Paminu @ 2005-10-19 15:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
"Christopher Faylor" <cgf-no-personal-reply-please@cygwin.com> skrev i en
meddelelse news:20051019145018.GD3521@trixie.casa.cgf.cx...
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 04:38:43PM +0200, Paminu wrote:
>>I have a xfig file in:
>>
>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.fig
>>
>>I can open this xfig file from the run menu like:
>>bash --login -e startxprog xfig c:/cygwin/home/test/test.fig
>>
>>I also have a .dvi file in:
>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.dvi
>>
>>But when I type:
>>bash --login -e startxprog xdvi c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>>
>>Nothing happens. Why is it possible to open a file like this with xfig but
>>not with xdvi???
>
> How about using UNIX-like paths rather than Windows paths, that being
> one the main reasons for Cygwin's existence?
>
> bash --login -e startxprog xdvi /home/test/test.dvi
That works fine. But the problem is when I execute xdvi from emacs. Then
this gets inserted:
c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
if I could just get emacs to only type /home/test/test.dvi it would work.
But I think it is wierd that xfig accepts the full path while xdvi only
accept the path excluding c:/cygwin, but maybe its a bug in xdvi.
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* Re: Problems opening files from run menu
2005-10-19 15:28 ` Paminu
@ 2005-10-19 15:37 ` Christopher Faylor
2005-10-21 2:47 ` Larry Hall (Cygwin)
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From: Christopher Faylor @ 2005-10-19 15:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 05:21:50PM +0200, Paminu wrote:
>"Christopher Faylor" <cgf-no-personal-reply-please@cygwin.com> skrev i en
>meddelelse news:20051019145018.GD3521@trixie.casa.cgf.cx...
>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 04:38:43PM +0200, Paminu wrote:
>>>I have a xfig file in:
>>>
>>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.fig
>>>
>>>I can open this xfig file from the run menu like:
>>>bash --login -e startxprog xfig c:/cygwin/home/test/test.fig
>>>
>>>I also have a .dvi file in:
>>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.dvi
>>>
>>>But when I type:
>>>bash --login -e startxprog xdvi c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>>>
>>>Nothing happens. Why is it possible to open a file like this with xfig but
>>>not with xdvi???
>>
>> How about using UNIX-like paths rather than Windows paths, that being
>> one the main reasons for Cygwin's existence?
>>
>> bash --login -e startxprog xdvi /home/test/test.dvi
>
>
>That works fine. But the problem is when I execute xdvi from emacs. Then
>this gets inserted:
>c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>
>if I could just get emacs to only type /home/test/test.dvi it would work.
>
>But I think it is wierd that xfig accepts the full path while xdvi only
>accept the path excluding c:/cygwin, but maybe its a bug in xdvi.
It is not a bug for a UNIX utility to be confused by MS-DOS paths. If emacs
is using MS-DOS paths then the bug lies there.
cgf
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* Re: Problems opening files from run menu
2005-10-19 15:28 ` Paminu
2005-10-19 15:37 ` Christopher Faylor
@ 2005-10-21 2:47 ` Larry Hall (Cygwin)
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From: Larry Hall (Cygwin) @ 2005-10-21 2:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paminu; +Cc: cygwin
Paminu wrote:
> "Christopher Faylor" <cxxx@xxx.xxx> skrev i en
> meddelelse ...
>
>>On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 04:38:43PM +0200, Paminu wrote:
>>
>>>I have a xfig file in:
>>>
>>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.fig
>>>
>>>I can open this xfig file from the run menu like:
>>>bash --login -e startxprog xfig c:/cygwin/home/test/test.fig
>>>
>>>I also have a .dvi file in:
>>>c:\cygwin\home\test\test.dvi
>>>
>>>But when I type:
>>>bash --login -e startxprog xdvi c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>>>
>>>Nothing happens. Why is it possible to open a file like this with xfig but
>>>not with xdvi???
>>
>>How about using UNIX-like paths rather than Windows paths, that being
>>one the main reasons for Cygwin's existence?
>>
>> bash --login -e startxprog xdvi /home/test/test.dvi
>
>
>
> That works fine. But the problem is when I execute xdvi from emacs. Then
> this gets inserted:
> c:/cygwin/home/test/test.dvi
>
> if I could just get emacs to only type /home/test/test.dvi it would work.
>
> But I think it is wierd that xfig accepts the full path while xdvi only
> accept the path excluding c:/cygwin, but maybe its a bug in xdvi.
Hm. If only there were some Cygwin utility that could do something
amazing like... I know! It could take a DOS/Windows path and turn it
into a POSIX one for Cygwin. Wouldn't that be neat? I hope someone
someday makes just such a program. Then things like emacs could use it
and the world would be right again. And if someone ever did write such
a utility, I would suggest it be called some snazzy name like 'cygpath'.
Yeah, that has quite a ring to it. Boy it will be a great day when we
have such a utility!*
* 'cygpath' already exists. :-)
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