Starting .exe: DOS prompt OK, double-click not
Kodaj Bence
kodaj@freemail.hu
Sat Mar 22 16:25:00 GMT 2003
Hi all,
We are porting a Linux application to Windows. The app heavily uses
POSIX calls like fork(), and we don't want to rewrite it, therefore we
have to rely on Cygwin. The source is in C++; we compile & build it with
the Cygwin tools. Our problem is the following: the resulting .exe can
be started only from a DOS prompt. When I double-click on the file in
Windows Explorer, I get an error message. What might cause this?
Details: the setup on my machine looks like this:
C:\
OurAppFolder\
OurApp.exe
OurScript.tcl
cygwin1.dll
When OurApp.exe starts up, it invokes Tcl/Tk's "wish" shell, and passes
OurScript.tcl to it for interpretation. (The actual Tcl/Tk installation on my
machine is ActiveTcl 8.4., but that's not really important.)
Now, when I double-click on OurApp.exe in Windows Explorer, I get the
following error message from wish:
Error in startup script
couldn't read file "/cygdrive/c/OurAppFolder/OurScript.tcl": no such file
or directory
But when I open a DOS prompt in OurAppFolder and start OurApp from
there, then everything's fine. (Notice that it's a plain DOS prompt, not
Cygwin's bash.)
So my question is: what's the reason for this behavior? To me it seems
that the C:\OurAppFolder\OurScript.tcl path gets transformed into its
Cygwin equivalent, and wish doesn't understand the transformed path.
But why is everything OK from the DOS prompt? And is there a way to
make the double-click work as expected?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Please cc replies to kodaj@freemail.hu
as well.
Thanks in advance,
Bence Kodaj
P.S.: I've attached the result of "cygcheck -s -v -r ". (You might find that
some of the developer tools are missing; that's because OurApp.exe
has been built on a different machine, I'm just running it.)
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Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Sat Mar 22 16:05:23 2003
Windows NT Ver 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6
Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
d:\Program Files\Putty
d:\Program Files\Intel\ICID70
d:\Program Files\Intel\EDB70
d:\Program Files\Intel\ISelect\Bin6
d:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler70\IA32\Bin
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Shared Files\Ia32\Bin
d:\Program Files\ActiveTcl\bin
d:\Tcl\bin
c:\WINNT\system32
c:\WINNT
c:\Program Files\VirusBuster\Bin
c:\Program Files\VDMSound\
d:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT
d:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin
d:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools
d:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin
c:\Program Files\RFSTool
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
h:\FFF-Raindrop\official\bin
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT
HOME = `C:\cygwin\home\kodaj'
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
PWD = `/home/kodaj'
USER = `kodaj'
COMPUTERNAME = `THEBA'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
DA_UNDO_MAX = `5'
DISPLAY = `localhost:0.0'
HOMEDRIVE = `C:'
HOMEPATH = `\'
INCLUDE = `D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\include'
INTEL_LICENSE_FILE = `C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Licenses\w_cpp_29078972.lic'
LIB = `D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib'
LOGONSERVER = `\\THEBA'
MANPATH = `:/usr/ssl/man'
MSDEVDIR = `D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OLDPWD = `/usr/bin'
OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS = `Windows_NT'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.tcl'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 4 Stepping 2, AuthenticAMD'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0402'
PROMPT = `$P$G'
PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '
SHLVL = `1'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
TEMP = `c:\TEMP'
TERM = `cygwin'
TMP = `c:\TEMP'
USERDOMAIN = `THEBA'
USERNAME = `kodaj'
USERPROFILE = `C:\WINNT\Profiles\kodaj'
VDMSPATH = `C:\Program Files\VDMSound\'
WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
(default) = `/cygdrive'
cygdrive flags = 0x00000022
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
(default) = `C:\cygwin'
flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
(default) = `C:\cygwin/bin'
flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
(default) = `C:\cygwin/lib'
flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
(default) = `C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts'
flags = 0x0000000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
a: fd N/A N/A
c: hd NTFS 2047Mb 97% CP CS UN PA FC System
d: hd NTFS 10001Mb 56% CP CS UN PA FC Munka
e: cd N/A N/A
h: net NTFS 4840Mb 100% CP CS PA kodaj
C:\cygwin / system binmode
C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system binmode
C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system binmode
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts system binmode
. /cygdrive user binmode,cygdrive
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
Not Found: gcc
Not Found: gdb
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\make.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
58k 2002/05/07 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz2-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygbz2-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/5/7 8:33
847k 2003/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/1/9 21:41
644k 2002/12/08 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygcrypto.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/12/8 20:57
45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:28
35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03
19k 2002/02/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/20 4:05
17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 5:34
20k 2002/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/10 19:28
929k 2002/06/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/24 20:24
22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 10:28
28k 2002/09/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/9/20 5:13
21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygintl.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/6/20 19:09
26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27
20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03
156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:29
175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03
226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:17
202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03
15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 7:27
12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 7:03
40k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15
39k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 23:15
108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 5:34
127k 2002/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/10 19:28
177k 2003/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl-0.9.7.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygssl-0.9.7.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/1/9 21:41
165k 2002/12/08 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygssl.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/12/8 20:57
50k 2002/03/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/12 5:38
885k 2003/01/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
"cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2003/1/24 3:31
Cygwin DLL version info:
DLL version: 1.3.19
DLL epoch: 19
DLL bad signal mask: 19005
DLL old termios: 5
DLL malloc env: 28
API major: 0
API minor: 71
Shared data: 3
DLL identifier: cygwin1
Mount registry: 2
Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
Program options name: Program Options
Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
Cygdrive default prefix:
Build date: Thu Jan 23 21:31:48 EST 2003
CVS tag: cygwin-1-3-19-1
Shared id: cygwin1S3
Cygwin Package Information
Last downloaded files to: F:\Cygwin-install
Last downloaded files from: F:\Cygwin-install
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