No such file, but it's right there

Max Bowsher maxb@ukf.net
Sun Nov 17 17:35:00 GMT 2002


Randall R Schulz <rrschulz@cris.com> wrote:

> Cygwin follows the Windows convention of using file file name suffix
> ".exe" for its binary executable files. While Cygwin will locate and
> execute files files given only the base name (sans suffix), other
> uses ("cat," "less," or more apropos "nm," "size" or "file") demand
> the full file name, including the ".exe" suffix.

Actually, the significant point seems to be that the files are being
accessed via a mount with no underlying directory.

Max.


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