From: jdennis@sharpeye.com (John R. Dennis) Subject: Re: pathname conversion 23 Sep 1997 07:05:09 -0700 Message-ID: <199709231335.JAA28334.cygnus.gnu-win32@elektra.ultra.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII To: garbanzo@hooked.net Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com > Does anyone know of a command/function which will give the translation > of the cygnus path name and vice versa? [ several conversion suggestions given ] Why is pathname conversion even necessary? When in Rome do as the Romans do. Cygnus has done a wonderful job of providing free UNIX software on the PC. However, I gave up using many of the tools because they don't play well in a mixed environment with standard PC tools, mainly because the cygnus tools have a path name convention that is (arbitrarily?) different from DOS/Win32. Obviously there must be a good reason for being different, can someone explain what it is? -- John Dennis (Sharp Eye, Inc.) Contract programming services specializing in 3D graphics http://www.sharpeye.com jdennis@sharpeye.com - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".