> Sent: 27 February 2004 10:43 From: Christian Matuszewski ..snip.. > > > > Try the latest snapshot <http://cygwin.com/snapshots/>. > > > > > > Thank you very much, now cygpath doesn't crash anymore. > > But is it necessary, that cygpath gives the error message: > cygpath: error converting "/ddd...ddd" - File or path name too long ? > When i think of cygpath as a tool to convert strings, then it > should work > with paths of arbitrary length. > Is this possible?
Unless Microsoft have changed something there is a maximum path length of 255 on windows so cygpath working with arbitrary length strings is a bit pointless. This e-mail transmission is strictly confidential and intended solely for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential information and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please reply to the sender as soon as possible and delete the message. Please note that we are able to, and reserve the right to, monitor e-mail communications passing through our network. The views expressed in this email are not that of the company unless specified within the message. The inclusion of this footnote indicates that the mail message and any attachments have been checked for the presence of known viruses. If you have any comments regarding our policy please direct them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information on a proactive email security service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/