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Re: Proposal for new cygwin.bat which is independent from install directory


Bengt Larsson wrote:
Andrey Repin wrote:
The following should work since WinXP regardless of install directory:
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@echo off

cd /d %~dp0
if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
cd bin
if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1

bash --login -i
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Why so complicated?
Also don't see why so complicated. While staying in the console, how
about:
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@echo off

cd /d "%~dp0\bin"

bash --login -i
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An errorlevel check is IMO mandatory after a cd command. Otherwise another bash in the PATH might be started if the directory does not exist.
Hmm... therefore it is also better to change the last line to:

  .\bash --login -i

The directory change is intentionally done with two cd commands to avoid possible problems with cmd variants (on Win10 "%~dp0" expands to a path with trailing backslash).


Christian


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