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bug #33714: octave --path C:\ fails on mingw (3.4.2 and dev) when directory is drive root directory

Submitted by:  Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacchant>
Submitted on:  Tue 05 Jul 2011 01:19:46 AM UTC  
 
Category: InterpreterSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Incorrect Result
Status: Need InfoAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: 3.4.2Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Sat 22 Jun 2013 02:25:30 AM UTC, comment #1:

Is this still a problem with the 3.6.4 version of Octave on Windows?

Also, isn't this an interaction with the Mingw shell rather than with Octave? The shell is probably turning "C:\" into "C:" before Octave ever sees it.

You might need to write "C:\\" so that the backslash is escaped from processing by the shell.

Rik <rik5>
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Tue 05 Jul 2011 01:19:46 AM UTC, original submission:

From command line (command prompt on windows)

C: should be C:\
I have tried also E:\, the result is similar (E: but not E:\)

However,

For the binaries octave 3.2.4 by Benjamin
octave --path (windows path)
does not work in any case.

Therefore the situation seems to be improved than octave-3.2.
However, why >octave --path (windows path) fails when (window path) points drive root directory.

Any suggestions?

Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacchant>

 

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      Summaryoctave --path C:\\ fails on mingw (3.4.2 and dev) when directory is drive root directory=>octave --path C:\ fails on mingw (3.4.2 and dev) when directory is drive root directory
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      Summaryoctave --path C:\\ fails on mingw (3.4.2 and dev) when directory is drive root directory=>octave --path C:\ fails on mingw (3.4.2 and dev) when directory is drive root directory
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