Hi, I'm not sure but I think that directories c:/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/ and /usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/ are different (without c:)!!!! Cygwin put a 'c:/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/' in front of each way which begin by '/' ---> /usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/ means c:/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/ !!!!!! for example, you can do do 'ls /etc' I think '/usr/local/alliance/archi/' should be under Cygwin but maybe I'm wrong. A quick solution is to set by your own the environment variables by doing for xpat: export XPAT_PARAM_NAME=/etc/xpat.par (see manual pages for more info: 'man xpat' . but maybe the path name is also wrong!!! export MANPATH=${MANPATH}:/man ) NB: genpat is still supported. It should be the same problem as above. Francois Donnet. GIIE wrote: > Hi sir, > > I still get the same output sir even after sourcing > alc_env.sh > > > > administrateur@FILCH /c/modules/comb/add > $ source c:/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/alc_env.sh > > > administrateur@FILCH /c/modules/comb/add > $ xpat & > [1] 444 > > > administrateur@FILCH /c/modules/comb/add > $ > @@@@ @@@@ > @@ @ @ > @@ @ @@ > @@ @ @@@ @@@ ! ; @@@@ @@ > @@ @@@ @@ @@ @ @@@@@@@@ > @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ > @@@ @@ @@ @@@@@ @@ > @ @@ @@ @@ @@ &! nbsp; @@ @@ > @ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ > @ @@ @@@ @@ @@ @@@ @@ @ > @@@ @@@@ @@ @@@ @@@@ @@ @@@@ > @@ > ! @@@@ > > Graphic Pattern Viewer > > Alliance CAD System 4.5.0, xpat 1.03 > Copyright (c) 1999-2001, ASIM/LIP6/UPMC > Author(s): Ludovic Jacomme > Contributor(s): Julien Dunoyer > E-mail support: alliance-support@asim.lip6.fr > > Xsb: Parameters file /usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/xpat.par > can't be open > ed > How can I correct this. > Another thing sir, > > Is genpat still supported - since anytime I try to use it, I > get errors like: > > Generating the Makefile > Compiling, ... > Compilation failed! > Makefile.1148:2: /usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/libraries.mk: No > such file > or directory > Makefile.1148:3: /usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/Cygwin.mk: No > such file or > directory > make: *** No rule to make target > `/usr/local/alliance/archi/Cygwin/etc/Cygwin.mk > '. Stop. > > > administrateur@FILCH /c/modules/comb/add > > ** upon searching for the files:libraries.ml and cygwin.mk, they are > in the directory listed above. What can I do sir? > > Giie > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping.