JDK7u40: webrev does not seem to work properly on WXP/Cygwin

[Vadim Pakhnushev]

I installed pdksh from obsolete cygwin packages and it's working fine, 
like "pdksh /usr/bin/webrev.ksh ...", ksh (which is mksh I believe) is 
not working for me.

Thanks,
Vadim

On 07.10.2013 11:32, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> On 2013-10-04 21:58, Francis ANDRE wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am trying to build a webrev for an outgoing patch on a 
>> WXP/x86/Cygwin platform, but it seems that the webrev script is not 
>> handling properly the /cygdrive/ path. So, I am wondering if there a 
>> specific configuration guide for using this script under cygwin?
>
> I just tested running webrev.ksh under Cygwin and it worked fine, so 
> there's nothing wrong with the script.
>
> However, getting proper paths in Cygwin is always problematic. Your 
> output from webrev says:
>>       Workspace: Z:/DEV/OpenJDK_7u40/hotspot
>
> which is an incorrect cygwin path. My corresponding input included a 
> proper /cygdrive/... path.
>
> So, it sounds more like a user error. Check your cygwin environment. 
> Make sure you are running the latest cygwin. Make sure you never use 
> dos style paths, like "cd z:/...". Make sure you *don't* have the 
> "nodosfilewarning" turned on, since it actually warns for something bad.
>
> /Magnus
>