Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Handle "app execution aliases"

2021-03-23 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi Corinna, On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar 22 16:51, Johannes Schindelin via Cygwin-patches wrote: > > When installing e.g. Python via the Windows Store, it is common that the > > `python3.exe` entry in the `PATH` is not actually an executable at all, > > but an "app execut

Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Handle "app execution aliases"

2021-03-23 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Mar 22 16:51, Johannes Schindelin via Cygwin-patches wrote: > When installing e.g. Python via the Windows Store, it is common that the > `python3.exe` entry in the `PATH` is not actually an executable at all, > but an "app executaion alias" (i.e. a special class of reparse point). > > These fil

[PATCH v2 0/2] Handle "app execution aliases"

2021-03-22 Thread Johannes Schindelin via Cygwin-patches
When installing e.g. Python via the Windows Store, it is common that the `python3.exe` entry in the `PATH` is not actually an executable at all, but an "app executaion alias" (i.e. a special class of reparse point). These filesystem entries are presented as 0-size files, but they are not readable,