Sisyphus wrote: > > Robert Johnson wrote: > > > > Hmm. I tried doing a `type filename.txt`, and perl always > > returns "filename.txt not found" > > > > (note: <filename.txt> does exist in the working directory, and > > entering "type filename.txt" from the MS command window > > prompt works as designed) > > > > That's bizarre. > Could there be some shell (ie other than cmd.exe) interfering > here ? I think the 'type' command means something different in > other shells.
I haven't installed any other shells (on purpose, anyhow) At any rate, I only ever use the <cmd.exe> shell > > > This happens on both my recent build of 5.8.6, and my previous > > installation of ActiveState's binary build, which is 5.8.1. > > > > I suspect there is something wrong on my end, a setup or config > > file, or environment variable, or something. But I'm pretty > > clueless about windows. > > > > On the other hand, is this even worth chasing down? Does > > `type get used much in the perl modules? I never even heard > > of this command before today. (I said I was clueless....) > > > > Well .... the test script is not actually testing the 'type' command. > It's using the 'type' command to test other things - and in your case > `type ...` is not working as expected. Right. I was just wondering how important the `type command is to win32 perl in general. If I left this unfixed, what Functions would be broken? Maybe I could live with it... > It would be good to understand why that is - especially if it means > that the test scripts need to be modified. > > Unless you're somehow invoking another shell from perl (maybe bash?), > I'm at a loss to understand what's going on. > > Did you build your perl in the MS command (cmd.exe) shell ? yes > Do you normally run your perl scripts in the cmd.exe shell ? yes > Did you alter the line that begins "#SHELL" in the > configurable section of makefile.mk ? no > > (Answers should be "yes", "yes", "no" - in that order.) Heh... Of course those would have been my answers even without the key _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
