[bug #15947] tests/features/escape - 'path=p\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename

URL: Summary: tests/features/escape - 'path=p\\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename Project: make Submitted by: gkeranen Submitted on: Wed 03/01/06 at 14:12

[bug #15947] tests/features/escape - 'path=p\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #15947 (project make): In rethinking my proposed solution, I don't like the idea of simply skipping the test. Instead, I thought a better solution would be to try it with .PHONY : $(path)foo But, unfortunately, this gives the same error as original: make: stat: p:

[bug #15947] tests/features/escape - 'path=p\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #15947 (project make): Thanks Agent, You spurred me to think again and to better understand the problem. This bug is wrongly titled and I cannot edit the title now. I originally thought that make was trying to stat a local file named 'p:foo' and having a problem with '

[bug #15947] tests/features/escape - 'path=p\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #15947 (project make): On Cygwin 1.5.17-1, I can't reproduce your `escape' failure against GNU make 3.81rc1. > make: stat: p:foo: No medium found I was really amazed when I saw this. I don't think make should even *try* to read the status info of `p:foo' according to t

[bug #15947] tests/features/escape - 'path=p\:' test fails on Cygwin - cannot stat illegal filename

Update of bug #15947 (project make): Status:None => Fixed Assigned to:None => psmith Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release: