Andrey Repin writes: > Greetings, Achim Gratz! > >>> People execute Windows programs using Cygwin all the time. With this >>> change, basic things like "cmd" and "notepad" will fail to work. >>> Working with Windows programs is the *point* of Cygwin. I really don't >>> think this change should go into the default startup scripts. > >> The change is about giving users a choice. You can now drop a script >> into profile.d that just does: > >> PATH="${PATH}:${ORIGINAL_PATH}" > > The point it, I don't want this.
You do realise that this is exactly what is done today, just at a different place, do you? > My $PATH is set in Windows, and I do not modify it in startup scripts. Yes you do, in /etc/profile - check it yourself. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds -- 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