gnuwin32

What does the gnuwin32 program: [.exe do?

Looking in the gnuwin32/bin directory, there is an odd-looking program file named [.exe I couldn't find it in the documentation, gnuwin32.sourceforge.net or in a google search, so I ran it and got: $ [ [: missing `]' $ so I gave it ] as a parameter and got $ [ ] $ It didn't complain, so I assumed it was on the right track. I trie...

Where did the gnuwin32 inetutils package go?

There are traces of the gnuwin32 inetutils package on the net. But it's not at the site anymore. where is it? Specifically where is the gnu telnet app for win32? ...

When will a newer version of flex for windows be available?

I'm using flex (lexical analyzer, not Adobe Flex) on a project. However, I want to be able to compile on Windows platforms as well, but the Windows version's newest version is only 2.5.4a, so it won't compile my file for version 2.5.35. And no, I can't downgrade to the highest supported Windows version. Anyone know about plans to upgrad...

How to install GD library with Stawberry Perl

I am attempting to install the GD library using Strawberry perl and GnuWin32. However, when I enter "install GD" in the CPAN shell, the following message appears: 'gdlib-config' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. **UNRECOVERABLE ERROR** Could not find gdlib-config in the search path. Pl...

Is there a problem with the Gnuwin32 port of "find"?

Is there a problem with the Gnuwin32 port of "find"? It sort of works on my Windows XP command line, but I get blank stares when I try using file name pattern matching function. It's from "findutils-4.2.20" package. Had to rename to "gfind.exe" so Windows wouldn't confuse with CMD.EXE's "find". Some samples from my Windows console: C...

Korn-Shell for Windows 7?

We need to support a legacy app that provides a Unix and a Win32 port. Unfortunately, later in the game, a lot of glue code was written in ksh scripts for the unix port only, and the Win32 port has lost parity. I've been trying to revive it, and I've been trying some ksh-for-windows solutions (a native build of Zsh used to work in the ...

Using Gnuwin32 with Visual Studio (VC++)

Hi, Can someone explain me or direct me to some usefull links which tell how to make Visual Studio 2008 use Gnuwin libraries. And please tell me which Gnuwin package I should download.(Windows xp) I have been tring hours with out any luck. This is related to the question I asked here. Thank You ...

How can I monitor a log file and insert timestamps, using Perl?

I have an application which generates logs in append mode, but the logs are not timestamped. Is it possible to use tail -f with some option, or a perl script to monitor writes to this file and prefix them with a timestamp? Given that I am running Windows without Cygwin, could I avoid using bash or any other Unix shell? ...

Gnuwin32 find.exe expands wildcard before performing search

Hello, I am using Gnuwin32 binaries on a Windows environment. When I want to find files of a certain type, let's say PDF, I usually run: find . -iname '*.pdf' -print This works perfectly on any UNIX system. find.exe . -iname "*.pdf" -print But under Windows, having replaced single quotes with double-quotes, it only works when there...