So should this not work ?
mkshortcut -w /tmp -D -A -d "Run orpie RPN calculater." -n "Orpie RPN
Calculater" -i /home/djh/icons/hp_calc.ico -a " -p '100,150' -t
'Orpie Calculater' -e \"PATH=${PATH}:.... /usr/bin/orpie\""
/bin/mintty.exe
/R
2013/8/24 <wynfi...@gmail.com>:
>
> The normal way works and even
> $ PATH=${PATH}:.... mintty cmd
>
> The command line invokation is no problem.
>
> But, I couldn't do with a desktop shortcut with something like:
>
> mkshortcut -w /tmp -D -A -d "Run orpie RPN calculater." -n "Orpie RPN
> Calculater" -i /home/djh/icons/hp_calc.ico -a " -p '100,150' -t 'Orpie
> Calculater' -e /usr/bin/orpie" /bin/mintty.exe
>
> The above doesn't source my zsh startup files first. I see no reference
> informat related to shells. I'm, just inoking an application direct.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> Robert Marklund wrote:
>> Doesn't the normal terminal way work?
>>
>> PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH command
>> Or for library:
>> LIBRARY_PATH=my/path:$LIBRARY_PATH command
>>
>> /R
>>
>> 2013/8/24 <wynfi...@gmail.com>:
>> >
>> > I am attempting to create a desktop icon for cygwin based applicatin.
>> >
>> > I am using
>> > mkshortcut and mintty with the program to be invoked's name as am
>> > argument to mintty.
>> >
>> > The problem I'm encountering is that the applicatin that mintty is to run
>> > requires
>> > /usr/lib/lapack which is not in PATH when invoked from the desktop. I
>> > know I can do the windows thing to set a full microsoft windows PATH, but
>> > would prefer to keep it in the shortcut or in a mintty configuration file.
>> >
>> > In essence I want to apprend to the PATH environment variable the needed
>> > library path.
>> > Can this be done a.) with makshortcut or b.) with mintty. I couldn't find
>> > any reference in h ow to in the documentation.
>> >
>> > Any advice would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
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