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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: dash-0.5.5.1-2; Obsolete: ash
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:30:37 -0500
- Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: dash-0.5.5.1-2; Obsolete: ash
- References: <announce.4A5C7A2B.4020700@byu.net> <4B5860C9.50100@sidefx.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 09:12:25AM -0500, Edward Lam wrote:
>Eric Blake wrote:
>> The package dash has been upgraded to 0.5.5.1-2 for those using cygwin
>> 1.7, simultaneously replacing dash-0.5.5.1-1 and ash-20040127-4. The ash
>> package is now obsolete; ash.exe is provided by the dash package.
>
>I know I'm slow but I just updated to this cygwin change and running
>into a snag. In our build process, we rely on using DOS file paths and
>dash seems to NOT support them. It's impractical for me to properly use
>POSIX paths because of the effort required to convert such a large
>project (it was ported to Windows in 1996 back when we were using Cygnus
>B20.1(?)). I tried to go look for ash but couldn't find it anymore.
>Using bash seems to cause other problems in the build process (and of
>course it's also dog slow on this complicated project). Any ideas?
You could always build your own version of ash.
There is also the Cygwin Time Machine:
http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/index.html#cygwincirca
cgf
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