[PATCH] cmd: Allow starting native executables

Alexandre Julliard julliard at winehq.org
Thu Mar 7 13:40:25 CST 2019


Fabian Maurer <dark.shadow4 at web.de> writes:

> On Donnerstag, 7. März 2019 19:13:51 CET you wrote:
>
>> It shouldn't be necessary for cmd.exe to know about executable formats.
>
>> Files without extension can already be handled with the PATHEXT
>
>> mechanism.
>
> What do you mean? How would we use this to allow cmd to run files without extension?

By adding a dot to the PATHEXT value, cf.
https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#How_do_I_launch_native_applications_from_a_Windows_application.3F

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