+# echo "new value: $var = $new_value"
+ eval "export $var=\"$new_value\""
+}
+
+# for a windows build, this will replace any forward slashes
+# and other cygwin notation with the appropriate dos style paths.
+function dossify_and_run_commands()
+{
+ if [ "$OS" != "Windows_NT" ]; then
+ # for non windows, just run the commands straight up.
+ eval "${@}"
+ return $?
+ fi
+
+ # force all slashes to be dossy.
+# export SERIOUS_SLASH_TREATMENT=true
+
+ dossify_environment_variable INCLUDE
+
+ declare -a darc_commands=()
+
+ for i in "$@"; do
+ if [[ "$i" =~ ^-[a-zA-z][/\"].* ]]; then
+ flag="${i:0:2}"
+ filename="$(unix_to_dos_path ${i:2})"
+#echo "first two chars are $flag"
+#echo "last after that are $filename"
+ recombined="$flag$filename"
+#echo combined flag and file is $recombined
+ darc_commands+=("$recombined")
+ else
+ darc_commands+=($(unix_to_dos_path $i))
+ fi
+ done
+
+ declare -a real_commands=()
+ for i in "${darc_commands[@]}"; do
+ real_commands+=($(echo $i | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g'))
+ done
+
+ if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
+ echo commands are now:
+ for i in "${real_commands[@]}"; do
+ echo -n "$i "
+ done
+ echo
+ fi
+
+ # now actually run the chewed command.
+ cmd /c "${real_commands[@]}"
+}
+
+dossify_and_run_commands "$@"