Re: Tcl exposes problem with cygwin/echo?

["Dr. Volker Zell" <vzell@de.oracle.com>]

>>>>> "McCunney" == McCunney, Dennis <DMcCunney@roper.com> writes:

    >> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Kuhl
    >> [mailto:mkuhl@pixstream.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 5:19
    >> PM To: 'cygwin mailing list' Subject: Tcl exposes problem with
    >> cygwin/echo?
    >> 
    >> I seem to be having a problem.  I'm using cygwin B20.  When I
    >> invoke a tcl interactive shell, and do this:
    >> 
    >> % set test {"This is a test."}  % exec echo $test
    >> 
    >> I get this:
    >> 
    >> "This is a test.\
    >> 
    >> Under unix, I get the expected behaviour:
    >> 
    >> "This is a test."
    >> 
    >> Can anyone explain what the problem is, or what I'm doing
    >> wrong?  Any help would be much appreciated.

I recompiled tcl from the Cygwin distribution as a X11 app by
undefining __WIN32__
In my case I get:


vzell:/tmp> tclsh
% set test {"This is a test."}
"This is a test."
% exec echo $test
"This is a test."


Ciao
  Volker


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