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> > > Try running this command:
> > > 
> > >    ${JAVA_HOME}/java \
> > >       -cp ~/jstreet/innoval.jar:~/jstreet/HotJavaBean.jar \
> > >       innoval.mailer.jstreet
> > 
> > I don't believe 'java' expands ~ paths, so the user will either have to
> > use full pathnames (ie; /home/mike/jstreet/innoval/jar') or relative
> > paths and make sure that the program is always run from the same
> > directory (ie; ./jstreet/innoval.jar).
> 
> No, 'java' doesn't, but the shell does. Try to execute this:
> 
>    echo ~
> 
> This gives me, on bash:
> 
>    /home/ernst
> 
> I tested this on 'sh' and 'tcsh' too, both work the same as bash in this
> respect.

I know the shell does, but does the expansion occur in the middle of the
argument, ie; '.....:~/.....'  I don't believe it does, but I could be
wrong.  I know that we had some problems with this in our Makefiles, but
in retrospect, make uses /bin/sh, which does not do expansion.




Nate

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