[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > In my make file I am trying to check whether a directory exists or > not then set a path differently if doesn't exist. > I am using cygwin installed on windows 2000. > The if construct I have is as follows. > > if test [-dc:/tools]; then DRIVE = c:/tools; else DRIVE = > c:/altTools; fi > > pls help me out. > > Regards, > sitaram
Does the following work better? if test [ -d /cygdrive/C/tools ]; then DRIVE=c:/tools; else DRIVE= By the way: this seems not to be a cygwin problem and it would be very helpful to provide at least the error message. See http://cygwin.com/problems.html matthias -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
