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Re: 'cp' utility bug when <dest-name>.exe file exist.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 16:51, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 10:50:34AM -0400, Stephen Morton wrote:
>>We use a make environment that is part cygwin and part pure windows
>>executables (long story). And it all works in linux too. I suspect
>>it would break in the worst ugly ways if the .exe magic did not exist.
>
> And, it is this kind of thing that the .exe magic is trying to help. ÂIt
> wasn't implemented because of Windows 95. ÂIt is there because many UNIX
> apps expect executables to have .exe extensions.
>
!!!! What kind of executables? Windows ones? Fine.
Cygwin ones? Only if it is poorly written Makefile - i.e., does not
use $(EXEEXT)...
Is this one of those cases where the cumulating user errors are more
important than the ultimate project objective (POSIX
compliance/transparency)?
> Changing to whole distribution to not use .exe is a huge undertaking for
> little gain.
>
I think it is a little more than... a little gain. But that's
subjective, of course.
Nevertheless, I do agree - it's a daunting task. Just one that doesn't
necessarily must be done all at once...
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