Re: [MiNT] 'cd' does not like u:

["Helmut Karlowski" <helmut.karlowski@ish.de>]

Am 10.03.2010, 22:19 Uhr, schrieb Miro Kropacek <miro.kropacek@gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> I've noticed following -- cd $SYSDIR doesn't work. After some experiments
> it's clear the problem is format of this SYSDIR, i.e. "u:/c/mint...",  
> better
> said, 'u:' itself. "cd c:" works, "cd d:" works but "cd u:" does not.
>
> 1. Should be 'cd' fixed?
>
> 2. If it isn't bug, shouldn't SYSDIR have some value which is usable also
> with 'cd' ?

I think that depends on who is reading $SYSDIR. xaloader for example uses  
Fopen() which understands u:/. It must be mintlib that makes from u:/  
$PWD/u:/. So it's best to change $SYSDIR to a unix-style path (e.g.  
/c/mint/...), xaloader still works, at least when called with /c/mint...

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Helmut Karlowski