Created attachment 18964 [details]
alternative fop script

Does this script solve the problem?

I do not run Cygwin here, so I cannot test this problem. Is it really true that
cygpath has such a small upper limit to the path length? If so, can you test
whether the attached script solves the problem?

Simon

I can confirm the problem using cygpath on the long path value in the report
above. However, I'm running fop.sh from a cygwin bash for years and didn't have
a problem. I suspect it might be due to the /cygdrive/ prefix.

(In reply to comment #3)
> I can confirm the problem using cygpath on the long path value in the report
> above. However, I'm running fop.sh from a cygwin bash for years and didn't have
> a problem. I suspect it might be due to the /cygdrive/ prefix.

It will always hurt a person who installs fop under a long path name. Therefore
we better try to prevent it. Can you test that the modified script at least does
not make things worse, and hopefully resolves the problem?

Almost, but not quite ;)

It now reports:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/cli/Main

i guess the classpath is still a bit messed.

(In reply to comment #5)
> It now reports:
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/cli/Main
> 
> i guess the classpath is still a bit messed.

Can you let me know the resulting class path? Is FOP_HOME set? Does
$FOP_HOME/build/fop.jar exist?

LocalClasspath =
c:/win2k/fop/lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xml-apis-1.3.02.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xercesImpl-2.7.1.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xalan-2.7.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/serializer-2.7.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-logging-1.0.4.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-io-1.1.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/batik-all-1.6.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/build/fop.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-sandbox.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-hyph.jar:

Classpath =

fop_home = c:/win2k/fop

fop_exec_command = exec "/cygdrive/c/win2k/Java/jdk1.5.0_04/bin/java" -classpath
"c:/win2k/fop/lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xml-apis-1.3.02.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xercesImpl-2.7.1.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/xalan-2.7.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/serializer-2.7.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-logging-1.0.4.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-io-1.1.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/batik-all-1.6.jar:c:/win2k/fop/lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar:c:/win2k/fop/build/fop.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-sandbox.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-hyph.jar:"
org.apache.fop.cli.Main

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/cli/Main


My guess is that it is not recognising the path separation as windoes, i.e. c:/
should be c:\

I think your last trial failed because you used : as path separator.

Even though you are in cygwin, the java.exe is the windows version. It 
expects ; as path separator.

To make CLASSPATH work on my cygwin installation, I have to use this style:
$ export CLASSPATH="c:/library_home/bopiler.jar;c:/library_home/junit/junit4/ju
nit-4.1.jar"

Either with forward or backward slashes.

Using it without quotes fails;
using : in stead of ; fails
using /cygdrive/c/... fails.

But, 
Cygwin has a tool called cygpath, that translates your UNIX-style classpath to 
windows path. See link:
<http://www.ics.uci.edu/~ics185/projects/project0/faq1.html>

Regards, Jan

Created attachment 18974 [details]
alternative fop script

One more try, with ';' as the path separator. If this does not work, I will
defer to a seasoned Cygwin user.

Nope, not quite. Change 
PATH_SEPARATOR=;
to
PATH_SEPARATOR=";"

and it works.

Created attachment 18995 [details]
another alternative fop script

This script was provided by Mark C. Allman. I builds the Unix path, but with
semicolons instead of colons. Then it applies cygpath as before. This will
cause cygpath to convert the path in pieces, and avoid length problems. This is
a simpler solution than mine. Please, test.

FWIW it was the technique i attempted when i first tried to hack it.

both work fine.
Fop - last script:
local class path:
c:/win2k/fop/lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xml-apis-1.3.02.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xercesImpl-2.7.1.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xlan-2.7.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/serializer-2.7.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-logging-1.0.4.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-io-1.1.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/batik-all-1.6.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/build/fop.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-sandbox.jar;c;C:/cygwin/win2k/fop/build/fop-hyph.jar;

Fopish - new script:
local class path:
c:/win2k/fop/lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xml-apis-1.3.02.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xercesImpl-2.7.1.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/xalan-2.7.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/serializer-2.7.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-logging-1.0.4.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/commons-io-1.1.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/batik-all-1.6.jar;c:/win2k/fop/lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar;c:/win2k/fop/build/fop.jar;c:/win2k/fop/build/fop-sandbox.jar;c:/win2k/fop/build/fop-hyph.jar

as you can see, the new one adds the last two jars correctly.

Done IMHO, but will leave for someone else to close.
 

Patch by Mark C. Allman applied in revision 463578.

batch transition pre-FOP1.0 resolved+fixed bugs to closed+fixed