i am new to cygwin..what are the normal steps that are followed while setting classpath and all for running programs in cygwin?
A:
It sounds like you need to convert between Windows and Unix-style paths (your Java probably wants Windows paths, your Cygwin talks UNIX). Here is a guide to convert between Unix and Windows paths in Cygwin, using the cygpath util.
GaryF
2010-01-05 09:01:07
A:
If I'm not mistaken, Cygwin inherits the Classpath settings from the "normal" windows settings, so if you setup your Classpath within the system properties both Windows and Cygwin should be able to use it.
perdian
2010-01-05 09:11:20
+1
A:
I'd suggest taking a look at catalina.sh. This shell script launches java under both unix and cygwin environments. Currently, OpenJDK is not part of the Cygwin installer, and people running Java use a Sun build MS executable. This means the paths must be converted to Windows, and when Java is running it will be the same as if it were launched from a batch file.
Specifcally, catalina.sh changes these paths using the cygpath program:
case "`uname`" in
CYGWIN*) cygwin=true;;
esac
if $cygwin; then
JAVA_HOME=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$JAVA_HOME"`
JRE_HOME=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$JRE_HOME"`
CATALINA_HOME=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$CATALINA_HOME"`
CATALINA_BASE=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$CATALINA_BASE"`
CATALINA_TMPDIR=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$CATALINA_TMPDIR"`
CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --windows "$CLASSPATH"`
[ -n "$JSSE_HOME" ] && JSSE_HOME=`cygpath --absolute --windows "$JSSE_HOME"`
JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS=`cygpath --path --windows "$JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS"`
fi
brianegge
2010-01-06 02:45:57