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Date:	Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:17:05 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: [APPS] ping python maintainer (and others) - Launching cygwin apps from cmd.exe vs. softlinks in /bin
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 06:10:22PM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 04:09:50PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>> >Now, in this particular case "python.exe" is a cygwin old-style
>> >softlink rather than a windoze .lnk-style shortcut.
>> 
>> Because that's how setup.exe sets up symlinks.  PTC.
>
>Alternatively, the postinstall[1] script could be used to setup the
>symlink using 'ln', instead of including it in the tarball and expecting
>setup.exe to make it.  Wouldn't that make everyone happy?  (Except
>perhaps the python maintainer, who now has an extra step...)

It's better to just fix setup.exe.

cgf

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