[PATCH] cmd: Allow starting native executables

[Alexandre Julliard]

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

>> > What do you mean? How would we use this to allow cmd to run files without
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>> > extension?
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>> By adding a dot to the PATHEXT value, cf.
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>> https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#How_do_I_launch_native_applications_from_a_Windo
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>> ws_application.3F
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>  
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> Welp... Sorry, somehow completely missed that.
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> Hope that's not another dumb question, but why isn't that default?

Because it could potentially break some Windows apps, but mostly because
there hasn't been a clear need for it. Running Unix apps from cmd isn't
all that useful...

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Alexandre Julliard
julliard at winehq.org