From: fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson) Subject: bug in execvp() 5 Dec 1996 11:06:27 -0800 Sender: daemon@cygnus.com Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <199612051819.FAA20384.cygnus.gnu-win32@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> Content-Type: text Original-To: dje@canuck.cygnus.com, gnu-win32@cygnus.com X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Hi, Cygnus's newlib has a bug in execvp(): it handles relative path names incorrectly. Specifically, it searches the PATH (only) even for filenames that include `/', such as `./foo'. If your PATH does not include ".", then gnu-win32's execvp() will fail on such cases. main() { char *argv[] = { "./foo", 0 }; execvp(argv[0], argv); } This bug causes `make' in gnu-win32 to fail when executing commands such as `./foo' if PATH does not include ".". -- Fergus Henderson | "I have always known that the pursuit WWW: | of excellence is a lethal habit" PGP: finger fjh@128.250.37.3 | -- the last words of T. S. Garp. - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".