Re: Solution, possible FAQ entry: make problem: execvp: /bin/sh: Illegal Argument

[Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin at gmail dot com>]

On 5/6/05, Jørgen Havsberg Seland wrote:
> This problem is (often) due to the command-line being to long for the
> windows execution model. To circumvent this, mount the path of the
> executable using the -X switch. For instance, use

I don't mind adding an FAQ, it looks like it's been asked few times. Any
problem with replacing this ancient entry about MAKE_MODE (which is
covered in the User's Guide)?

http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC93
 
> OBTW: Is there an official or semi-official cygwin Wiki where one may
> post these things?

Not that I know of. There used to be an unofficial one on someone's student
webspace but it's dead. See this thread for good reasons there's not one on
cygwin.com:

http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-07/msg00993.html

Google's pretty good at picking up terms straight from the mailing list.

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