[tex-live] TeX Live 2013 : Why does "Kpsewhich" give output in wrong format on Windows

[Ulrike Fischer]

Am Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:49:00 +0900 schrieb Norbert Preining:


>> 	c:/texlive/2013/texmf-var/tex/generic/config/language.def
 
>> When I then attempted to paste this into a CD command, I was told :
 
>> 	The directory name is invalid.
 
> Because the *cmd* interpreter is stupid. The names are valid.
 
> Don't blame *us* for stupidity of windows!

> forward slashes are valid separators in most programmin gAPIs in Windows.
> Only cmd.exe does not understand them.

The open dialog of windows 7 doesn't understand it either ;-( (but
the "address line" of the explorer does). It is not really difficult
to replace the slashes through a script but it it nevertheless a
windows  nuisance.

-- 
Ulrike Fischer 
http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/