MSYS error "rem: command not found"

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I am getting this error "rem:command not found" in my batch file. Other dos commands (e.g. echo) are also not found. My makefile is calling this batch file. This works previously when I am using cygwin. But when I changed to MSYS, I am getting this error. Anyone know why this is? I am using MSYS version 1.0.17 on a Windows pc. But, I did not install Mingw. Should i install it also?

Accepted Answer

It looks as though you are trying to run a "Batch" file using Bash. This will not work. While Batch file interprets `rem` as a comment, Bash simply thinks it is a command and tries to run it.

My suggest would be to rewrite it as a Bash script, perhaps this could be a starting point.

MSYS error "rem: command not found"

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