fix cabal --user bin path on Windows

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index e356b731..501709c9 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ PS1='\[\033[00;33m\]\h \[\033[00;32m\]\w \[\033[00;34m\]\$\[\033[00m\] '
 
 # --- additions to $PATH
 
-if [ -d "$APPDATA/cabal/bin" ]; then
-    export PATH="$APPDATA/cabal/bin:$PATH"
+# First make $APPDATA use the pathing conventions that the rest of
+# $PATH appears to use: C: should be /c and forward- not
+# backward-slashes.
+CYG_APPDATA=$(echo $APPDATA | sed -e "s|C:|/c|;s/\\\\/\//g")
+
+# Now see if we should add the cabal --user binaries directory.
+if [ -d "$CYG_APPDATA/cabal/bin" ]; then
+    export PATH="$CYG_APPDATA/cabal/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
 # --- aliases