Here's a naive thought. See if it makes any sense. We have lots of complicated logic to try to transparently handle ".exe" extensions. We have ".exe" extensions because Windows 9x/Me requires it to execute binaries. For the upcoming Cygwin 1.7 release (date TBD), we're dropping support for Windows 9x/Me. Does it follow that complex ".exe" logic could be dropped from 1.7 as a result?
I realize this would be a hard break with the 1.5 Cygwin series since it would force all Cygwin packages to remove the ".exe" extensions, thereby excluding 9x/Me users from these package updates - assuming they would otherwise be compatible - even though the Cygwin package would not be. But there has to be something worse about it than just this. I'm mean, this has to be a real stupid idea... -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
