On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:14:14AM +1200, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: >>> Setting export SHELL=cmd.exe >>> calls cmd.exe alright, but then sits there forever waiting for input. >> Just a wild guess, as I have not tested this: >> Have you tried cmd.exe with the /c switch? If cmd.exe is called without >> that switch, it expects input from the standard input (console). > > Yes, tried that, the result always is > > '-c' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > Something is messing with the argument list. > > No difference between these two there: > > SHELL=cmd.exe /C > SHELL:=/cygdrive/c/windows/system32/cmd.exe -- /C > > Looks like that might be on the right track, but how do I get arguments > across verbatim?
Cygwin's version of make is intended to be used with POSIX shells. cmd.exe doesn't qualify. make is going to always append a "-c" to any SHELL invocation that you specify so no amount of makefile magic is going to work around that. If you need a version of make which understands cmd.exe then I'd suggest trying mingw: http://mingw.org/ . That project is designed to provide windows tools with a minimal nod towards POSIX. cgf -- 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/
