Hi A.J.Mechelynck, you wrote: > > Exe or dll files are usually binaries (which shouldn't cause E479 > however); and unlike cmd.exe when "executing" them, Vim doesn't lookup the > PATH for editfiles. > > 1) Are you sure the directory containing the editfile was current? If it > wasn't, you should mention the path to the file on the command-line. > > 2) If the file's dir was current, try using > > gvim --remote-tab-silent +"set bin" bjam.exe > > Note: The Vim help is not very explicit: I'm not sure if the additional > parameter should be > +"set bin" > "+set bin" > or > +set\ bin > > If one of them doesn't set 'binary', try another variant. >
The key in the bug report is that error is reproducible only with --remote-tab-silent. I'm not sure why the advices above can have different behavior with this option. -- Alexei Alexandrov
