Re: bug#2062: PATH can contain non-expanded variables

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:07:03 +0100
> From: Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> 
> The problem is with TCC (formerly 4NT), a proprietary command shell I
> use. I had mistakenly assumed that TCC worked like CMD (or, in fact, I
> did the reverse: because TCC adds App Paths to PATH, I assumed that
> CMD also did it).
> 
> But it is not: apparently, TCC is adding App Paths to PATH (which is
> either a bug or a feature, depending of one's POV), but it's not
> taking into account that the App Paths entry can be REG_EXPAND_SZ (and
> that's definitely a bug).
> 
> I'll report it to them.

Please also add an entry in PROBLEMS describing this caveat.  Please
state the version of TCC where this happens.

Thanks.