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Re: .exe magic reloaded 2


On 9/15/2010 12:23 PM, Al wrote:

For instance, this one: Either we always remove the .exe suffix from a file, or we have to check for each file with a .exe suffix, whether it's executable or not.

Probably without checking it. No sane program would use the .exe suffix as extension of a mere textfile.

What would be the ideal approach, without thinking of backward issues?

How about this?

1.) When a file is made executable .exe is appended, but only visible
from Windows API.
2.) When the last execution bit is removed the .exe suffix is also removed.
3.) Using the .exe suffix from the Cygwin API always gives an error.
4.) Hence: You never see this suffix on the Cygwin API.

How would this work with non-Cygwin programs? They wouldn't be handled under (1).

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