From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtpout2.vodafonemail.de (smtpout2.vodafonemail.de [145.253.239.133]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 45959397301B for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:38:55 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 45959397301B Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=nexgo.de Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=Stromeko@nexgo.de Received: from smtp.vodafone.de (unknown [10.2.0.35]) by smtpout2.vodafonemail.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5D30120AC6 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2021 11:38:53 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nexgo.de; s=vfde-smtpout-mb-15sep; t=1610102333; bh=JR15xqC+/jqsEZb41stupIHH2vofZH+uUxt68m12m+w=; h=From:To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To; b=arr2OlluFfgRHcmWyHVN7tO/Sec3+pT0X+E+HYdr/jyOP5chzdPLopNTJeBdEyND3 LJvkaFAPmzKsGAX5ph6zvMUObftWNLeKx/GMVx7+iwkUROOHKjDLY1/pKq0LaGChJ2 m5QDHhYtUQL/uylLAl1oj94rG+yqWSivDUSRCXwA= Received: from Otto (p54a0ca05.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.160.202.5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.vodafone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3E27A1420BD for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:38:48 +0000 (UTC) From: ASSI To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Limitation of setenv for tcsh: Too many arguments References: <0d66260ff1314bf693caa6cbb6647547@BELBRU-EXMP101.eeas.europa.eu> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:38:31 +0100 In-Reply-To: <0d66260ff1314bf693caa6cbb6647547@BELBRU-EXMP101.eeas.europa.eu> (KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis's message of "Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:13:25 +0000") Message-ID: <871revlnmg.fsf@Otto.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-Ad: Categorized by eleven eXpurgate (R) http://www.eleven.de X-purgate: This mail is considered clean (visit http://www.eleven.de for further information) X-purgate: clean X-purgate-size: 975 X-purgate-ID: 155817::1610102333-0000239E-B55D1E41/0/0 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:38:57 -0000 KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) writes: > There is a limitation for tcsh (setenv: Too many arguments) to set the > PATH environmental variable as you can see in the attached file with > the steps to reproduce it. It probably looks like tcsh limitation and > not Cygwin. The "set path=( ${HOME}/bin $path)" is not complaining and > sets the path, but it also interprets the space in the paths as a > separator. The only Cygwin related issue is probably the /usr/bin that > it is added twice. Any workarounds? Both problems are a failure on your part to quote the arguments correctly. Consult the documentation for the respective shell to find enlightenment. As an aside, it is highly unlikely that you'd actually want to set up your PATH like that. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds