Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: From: Mike Kuhl To: "'McCunney, Dennis'" , "'Mumit Khan'" Cc: "'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'" Subject: RE: Tcl exposes problem with cygwin/echo? Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:10:31 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) I downloaded the latest tcl/tk binary package from scriptics, installed it, made sure TCL_LIBRARY was pointing there instead of the cygwin-built libraries, explicitly invoked /tcl/bin/tclsh81 from a bash shell, and tried the test again. I got the same (wrong) results. I don't think it's a problem with the tcl/tk package, as both the cygwin-built tcl/tk and the scriptics-built tcl/tk packages give me the same results. Mike. --- Michael Kuhl PixStream Incorporated Sr. Test Designer 180 Columbia Street West mkuhl AT pixstream DOT com Waterloo, ON (519) 884-4196 X2286 N2L 3L3 (519) 884-5949 (FAX) http://www.pixstream.com -----Original Message----- From: McCunney, Dennis [mailto:DMcCunney AT roper DOT com] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 5:31 PM To: 'Mumit Khan' Cc: 'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com' Subject: RE: Tcl exposes problem with cygwin/echo? > -----Original Message----- > From: Mumit Khan [mailto:khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:38 PM > To: Dr. Volker Zell > Cc: McCunney, Dennis; 'Mike Kuhl'; Cygwin Mailing list (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Tcl exposes problem with cygwin/echo? > > On 14 Jul 1999, Dr. Volker Zell wrote: > > > I recompiled tcl from the Cygwin distribution as a X11 app by > > undefining __WIN32__ > > In my case I get: > > > > vzell:/tmp> tclsh > > % set test {"This is a test."} > > "This is a test." > > % exec echo $test > > "This is a test." > > The win32/Cygwin port of Tcl/Tk has lots of these subtle (and not so > subtle) problems. And, these problem won't go away until someone goes > in and fixes them. Unfortunately, a "real" Cygwin port is a lot of work > and chances are that we'll simply slowly patch the current code to > behave better under Cygwin. Cygwin Tcl/Tk "exec" is full of holes > currently. > > Regards, > Mumit That was roughly what I thought. Since I have a working Win32 port of the Tcl-Tk 8.0 from other sources, I'll just bypass the Cygwin version for any Win32 Tcl-Tk stuff I need to do. Bottom line: it's a Cygwin bug, and not something the users are doing wrong. Thanks for the confirmation. ______ Dennis -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com