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Makefile error make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified

The error process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, pscp blob.txt username@hostname:/folder/, …) failed. make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified. is almost certainly complaining that Windows cannot find pscp. This is almost certainly because the value of %PATH% (or whatever) is different when make spawns a shell/console then when you have it open manually. Compare the values … Read more

Using echo y as an automated response to a pcp hostkey prompt

Do not blindly answer “y”, you lose a protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. You should use the -hostkey switch with your host key fingerprint. Actually it’s the same with WinSCP, that you ended up using. WinSCP open command also has the -hostkey switch. If it does work without the -hostkey switch, it’s because the host key … Read more