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Re: cygwin programs called from non-cygwin programs mauling \" in args


On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 10:42:48PM -0800, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> $ cat child.c
> #include <stdio.h>
> int main(int argc, char **argv)
> {
>   printf("[%s]\n", argv[1]);
>   return 0;
> }
> 
> $ cat parent.c
> #include <unistd.h>
> int main(int argc, char **argv) {
>   char *args[] = { argv[1], "a\\\"b\\\"c", 0};
>   execv( argv[1], args);
>   return 1;
> }
> 
> $ gcc -mno-cygwin -Wall parent.c -o nocygparent
> parent.c: In function `main':
> parent.c:4: warning: passing arg 2 of `execv' from incompatible pointer type
> 
> $ gcc -Wall child.c -o cygchild
> 
> $ ./nocygparent cygchild
> [a\b"c]

Can anybody else confirm this?

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