[12/13]docs/wineusr: unix paths are supported

Alexandre Julliard julliard at winehq.org
Tue May 4 14:16:52 CDT 2010


Austin English <austinenglish at gmail.com> writes:

>> diff --git a/en/wineusr-running.sgml b/en/wineusr-running.sgml
>> index f36383f..106be37 100644
>> --- a/en/wineusr-running.sgml
>> +++ b/en/wineusr-running.sgml
>> @@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ Usage: wine PROGRAM [ARGUMENTS...]   Run the specified program
>>         in the <parameter>Path</parameter> environment variable, you can
>>         simply give the executable file name. However, if the executable
>>         is not in <parameter>Path</parameter>, you must give the full path to
>> -        the executable (in Windows format, not UNIX format!).  For
>> -        example, given a <parameter>Path</parameter> of the following:
>> +        the executable.  For example, given a <parameter>Path</parameter>
>> +        of the following:
>>       </para>
>>       <screen>
>>  Path="c:\windows;c:\windows\system;e:\;e:\test;f:\"
>> @@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ Path="c:\windows;c:\windows\system;e:\;e:\test;f:\"
>>       </screen>
>>       <para>
>>       (note the backslash-escaped "\" !)
>> +      or:
>>       </para>
>> +      <screen>
>> +<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>wine ~/.wine/drive_c/myapps/foo.exe</userinput>
>> +      </screen>
>>       <para>
>>        For details on running text mode (CUI) executables, read the
>>        <link linkend="CUI-programs">section</link> below.
>> --
>
> A lot of programs break when using Unix paths. I don't think we should
> encourage it.

There's no difference between specifying the path in Windows or Unix
format. The current directory may be an issue, but that's true in both
cases.

-- 
Alexandre Julliard
julliard at winehq.org



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