Suppressing Wine prefix configuration message window?

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

"Sebastian M. Ernst" <ernst at pleiszenburg.de> wrote:

> > 'echo disable >~/.wine/.update-timestamp' should do the trick, however
> > that basically disables the prefix updates.
> 
> Thanks Dmitry. I tested it - it works and does not show the
> configuration window. Though, my newly generated prefix looks relatively
> empty compared to what I am used to. It's missing a lot of stuff in
> drive_c (?).
> 
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> ls
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> export WINEPREFIX=$(pwd)/DEMO
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> mkdir -p $WINEPREFIX
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> ls
> DEMO
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> ls $WINEPREFIX
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> echo disable > $WINEPREFIX/.update-timestamp
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> ls -a $WINEPREFIX
> .  ..  .update-timestamp
> user at comp:~/Desktop/test5> wine wineboot -i

Now, after seeing what precisely you're trying to do, I have to say
that my suggestion should not be used in your scenario. Disabling
updates is only appropriate for fully initialized prefixes. Perhaps
adding new switch '-q[uite]' or '-nobanner' to wineboot would better
match your needs.

-- 
Dmitry.