[vox-tech] using windows pathnames in cygwin

[Foo Lim]

On 2/1/06, Peter Jay Salzman <p at dirac.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue 31 Jan 06,  2:03 PM, Foo Lim <foolim at gmail.com> said:
> >    Hi Pete,
> >
> >    When I installed gvim, I also installed the bat files for running
> from the
> >    command line.  It's an option when installing gvim.  It puts batch
> files
> >    in the Windows directory, so you can merely run:
> >
> >    gvim.bat file
> >
> >    I have successfully aliased vi to /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/gvim.bat, & it
> >    works.
> >
> >    Foo
>
> Hi Foo,
>
> This is *exactly* what I want, but unfortunately it's not working for
> me.  I
> tried calling the bat file by name:
>
>    $ /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/gvim.bat /cygdrive/c/boot.ini
>
> and got the same result:
>
>    Unable to open swap file for \cygdrive\c\boot.ini
>
> and gvim left me editing an empty file.  I have a new job which leaves me
> zilch free time, plus I have a two hour commute each way (ugh!) so I don't
> have much time for experimentation these days.  I don't suppose you have a
> magic pill for this?  :)
>
> Thanks!
> Pete
>

Hi Pete,

This sounds like a permissions issue.  Are you part of the Administrators
group?  The swap file should be created in the directory of the file you're
editing.  What if you put
set noswapfile
in the _vimrc file in the Vim install directory?

Foo
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