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24.3.50; `FIND: Parameter format not correct'

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50; `FIND: Parameter format not correct'
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:26:16 -0700

1. emacs -Q
 
2. Load library cygwin-mount.el then library setup-cygwin.el, from here:
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=elisp-area;context=0
 
In a directory with some files having names matching aaa*:
 
M-x find-name-dired
 
Accept the default directory (current).
Enter aaa* for the file-name pattern.
 
I get the error of the Subject line.
 
Same thing if I just enter commands like this in an Emacs `shell' buffer:
 
> find . \( -iname aaa\* \) -exec ls -ld \{\} \;
FIND: Parameter format not correct
> find . \( -iname aaa\* \) -ls
FIND: Parameter format not correct
 
What am I missing?  If I type exactly the same command in a Cywin
terminal (outside Emacs), it works fine.  My $SHELL is /bin/bash in both
cases (inside and outside Emacs).  Dunno whether there is an Emacs bug
here.  Help appreciated.
  
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2013-04-26 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 112399 eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu-20130426193109-3chlhmjv621m7zdz
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -IC:/Devel/emacs/build/include --ldflags -LC:/Devel/emacs/build/lib'
 

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 14292 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14292: 24.3.50; `FIND: Parameter format not correct'
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:57:26 +0300

> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:26:16 -0700
> 
> 1. emacs -Q
>  
> 2. Load library cygwin-mount.el then library setup-cygwin.el, from here:
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=elisp-area;context=0
>  
> In a directory with some files having names matching aaa*:
>  
> M-x find-name-dired
>  
> Accept the default directory (current).
> Enter aaa* for the file-name pattern.
>  
> I get the error of the Subject line.
>  
> Same thing if I just enter commands like this in an Emacs `shell' buffer:
>  
> > find . \( -iname aaa\* \) -exec ls -ld \{\} \;
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
> > find . \( -iname aaa\* \) -ls
> FIND: Parameter format not correct
>  
> What am I missing?  If I type exactly the same command in a Cywin
> terminal (outside Emacs), it works fine.  My $SHELL is /bin/bash in both
> cases (inside and outside Emacs).  Dunno whether there is an Emacs bug
> here.  Help appreciated.

You are getting find.exe from the Windows's system32 directory, which
is an incompatible program.  Rearrange your PATH so that find.exe you
want is found first.

Message #11 received at 14292 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 14292 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#14292: 24.3.50; `FIND: Parameter format not correct'
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:03:59 -0700

> You are getting find.exe from the Windows's system32 directory, which
> is an incompatible program.  Rearrange your PATH so that find.exe you
> want is found first.

Thanks, Eli.  I will close the bug.

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