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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index b449754df..517b40a69 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -629,3 +629,12 @@ There is a bug in the Win32 API function GetFreeDiskSpace that makes it return incorrect values for disks larger than 2 GB in size. Perhaps that may be your problem? +@subsection Why doesn't Cygwin tcl/tk understand Cygwin paths? + +The versions of Tcl/Tk distributed with Cygwin (e.g. cygtclsh80.exe) are +not actually "Cygwin versions" of those tools. They are built with the +@samp{-mno-cygwin} option to @code{gcc}, which means they do not +understand Cygwin mounts or symbolic links. + +See the entry "How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?" +elsewhere in this FAQ. |