Re: [Mingw-msys] Re: Updated: MSYS-1.0.8-rc-6.exe

[Earnie B. <ear...@ya...>]

Soren A wrote:
> 
> Earnie, it sure seems like this rc is broken.
> 

Yes, and I'm in the process of creating rc-7.

> I am trying to use what was working before, an invocation of my GVIM editor 
> (GVIM=VIM for Win32 Gui):
> 

I'm not sure what it is you're doing with
> My shell function includes 
>   local WAWA=$(pwd -W)
>   $GVIMexe $GVIMopt --remote-send "<Esc>:echo $WAWA
> " ;
> 
> and what gets sent to the application is a command to cd to:
> 
>   \MSYS\1.0\MSYS\1.0\home\sorenboss

I'm not sure where this came from.  Perhaps the full shell function 
would help with some explanation of use.

> 
> ;-(. I wish that my slashes, carefully asked for by using `pwd -W`, would 
> not be messed with; and I wish that the leading directories not be doubled.
> 
> If I check the content of $WAWA before sending the command, it contains 
> correct data (i.e. `/bin/echo $WAWA` gives "D:/msys/1.0/etc/.profile").
> 

I downloaded and installed GVIM and interprocess communication appears 
to be working, including the starting of the MSYS sh.exe by pressing the 
pretty shell icon.

Earnie.