Re: [Mingw-users] MSYS path priority question

[asmwarrior <asm...@gm...>]

On 2011-8-2 20:30, Earnie wrote:
>> I just looked at the file:
>> >  MSYS-20110309\msys\etc\profile
>> >
>> >  It contains some script below:
>> >
>> >  # My decision to add a . to the PATH and as the first item in the path list
>> >  # is to mimick the Win32 method of finding executables.
>> >  #
>> >  # I filter the PATH value setting in order to get ready for self hosting the
>> >  # MSYS runtime and wanting different paths searched first for files.
>> >  if [ $MSYSTEM == MINGW32 ]; then
>> >      export PATH=".:/usr/local/bin:/mingw/bin:/bin:$PATH"
>> >  else
>> >      export PATH=".:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/mingw/bin:$PATH"
>> >  fi
>> >
> Yes, this is true because when $MSYSTEM is set to MSYS then we need to
> use the compilers set in /bin that build MSYS dependent binaries.  You
> can modify the PATH in your $HOME/.profile file if you wish but again it
> is better you remove the offending files from /mingw/bin.
>

Thanks for the detailed explanation and time to help me.
I would thinking to remove the offending files from ming/bin.

I will also suggest/ask PCX to remove those files in his released MinGw 
suite.

asmwarrior
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