[MinGW-notify] [ mingw-Bugs-3438051 ] sh.exe dependence on etc directory even if empty

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Bugs item #3438051, was opened at 2011-11-14 20:19
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Category: MSYS
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: ozhiker (ozhiker)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: sh.exe dependence on etc directory even if empty

Initial Comment:
I have found that if sh.exe is used without the rest of msys being available, it has a spurious dependence on the etc directory. This result of this is that when the ../etc directory exists, the sh.exe program runs correctly, even if the ../etc directory is empty.  Without the ../etc directory, sh.exe fails to run.

The attached zip file shows this:
* Unzip file
* run test2\bin\sh.exe
* delete test2\etc directory
* run test2\bin\sh.exe   <--- This will fail.

Test setup: Files are from latest stable MinGW installation. Running on Windows 7 32bit


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