[MinGW-notify] [ mingw-Bugs-810739 ] msys doesn't map CDPATH like it maps PATH

Bugs item #810739, was opened at 2003-09-22 10:57
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Category: MSYS
>Group: Aged issue
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Brian Yoder (beyisx)
>Assigned to: Cesar Strauss (cstrauss)
Summary: msys doesn't map CDPATH like it maps PATH

Initial Comment:
I am using a CDX (enhanced CD) command on Win XP that
implements support for the Posix-style CDPATH variable,
but with the CDPATH expressed in a form compatible with
PATH (semicolon seperates paths, and backslashes
seperate pathname components).

MSYS converts the existing PATH correctly, but does not
convert the existing CDPATH correctly. Apparently, it
uses an existing CDPATH if present but doesn't allow
for the possiblity that an older Win/XP tool could be
using it (that CDX command that is part of a package I
wrote a long time ago and released via IBM's employee
submissions program as part of an earlier life).

It could be argued that this is a feature request, but
as MSYS already maps the PATH correctly and as the
legacy existance of a similarly-formatted CDPATH isn't
out of the question, I respectfully offer this as a
bug. (Either way, MSYS rocks! Thanks so much!!!)

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>Comment By: Earnie Boyd (earnie)
Date: 2013-01-11 10:23

Message:
Cesar, is it worth considering this request?  I'm inclined to close it as
won't fix.

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