GNU bug report logs - #37576
27.0.50; [Windows] "Permission denied" error from call-process if executable not found

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Message #58 received at 37576-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: lekktu <at> gmail.com, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org, 37576-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37576: 27.0.50; [Windows] "Permission denied" error from
 call-process if executable not found
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 20:19:20 +0300

> From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 18:09:14 +0100
> Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>, Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, 37576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  I don't know what "ignore" means in this case, since call-process
>  should signal an error if it's unable to find the program.  If you
>  mean that nonexistent directories should be treated as if they
>  existed, but didn't have the program in them, then I agree, and I've
>  now fixed the Windows build's behavior to match that of the Posix
>  builds in this case.
> 
> I agree with that too, FWIW. Thanks.
>  
>  I still didn't hear from Richard confirming that his case is indeed
>  caused by a non-existent directory on PATH.
> 
> Yes it is. (At least, there are non-existent directories in PATH, and I get the correct message now.)

Thanks, then it's time to close this bug.

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