On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 02:09:29PM +0530, prakash babu wrote: >I am using cygwin 1.7.2-2 and chmod fails for MS-DOS style path with the >following error message. > >eg: chmod 755 C:\\FileName > >cygwin warning: MS-DOS style path detected: C:\FileName >Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/FileName >CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning. >Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths: >http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames > >This used to work in cygwin 1.5 . > >Is there any workaround available for this currently ? > >Is this a bug in 1.7 which will be fixed in the upcoming versions ?
How could a specific error message, which tells you how to turn it off, be construed as a bug? cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
