Re: How to detect program path?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:56:38 +0800
> From: narke <address@hidden>
> 
> I am writing a Makefile, in which it is expected to automatically
> detect the compiler's full pathname.  The compiler is not a GNU
> standard compiler.  Actually, the Makefile will be using in cygwin
> (windows) environment and the compiler is a windows program.
> 
> Any tool can help me archive the goal?

There's a program called "which" that will show the full absolute name
of a program, assuming that the program is on your PATH.

In the Cygwin shell, there's a similar command called "type".