chmod fails for MS-DOS style path in cygwin 1.7.2-2

[prakash babu]

I am using cygwin 1.7.2-2 and chmod fails for MS-DOS style path with the following error message.

eg: chmod 755 C:\\FileName
 
cygwin warning: MS-DOS style path detected: C:\FileName
Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/FileName
CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning.
Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths:
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
 
This used to work in cygwin 1.5 .  
 
Is there any workaround available for this currently ?
 
Is this a bug in 1.7 which will be fixed in the upcoming versions ?
 
thanks,
Prakash





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