From: richardd@cix.compulink.co.uk (Richard Donkin) Subject: Re: bug with `make' and environment variables 22 Dec 1996 08:57:43 -0800 Sender: daemon@cygnus.com Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: Reply-To: richardd@cix.compulink.co.uk Original-To: fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU, gnu-win32@cygnus.com Original-Cc: richardd@cix.compulink.co.uk Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com In-Reply-To: <199612201237.XAA15355@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> > Hi, > > Ran into a bug with make and environment variables with b17.1. ... details deleted ... There is a possibly related bug in Gnu-Win32 b17.1 at least on Win95 - exporting a lower case variable name results in an upper case named environment variable, presumably due to Windows restrictions (although I have seen lower case env vars on Windows, they just weren't settable from command.com or something). > Fergus Henderson | "I have always known that the Richard -- richardd@cix.compulink.co.uk http://www.inside-edge.co.uk/ Inside Edge Consultancy Client/Server and Internet Applications PGP key from: pgp-public-keys@keys.pgp.net -or- http://www.four11.com/ - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".