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From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Cygwin backwards compatibility break with WinMain and GetCommandLine (was Re: WinMain() not getting cl...)
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Just to close the loop on this subject: Corinna more or less convinced
me that breaking backwards compatibility isn't a good idea at this
time.

So, I've introduced the previously-mentioned kludge into cygwin sources.
So, recent snapshots have reverted to the slow method for filling out
command line arguments.

FYI.

cgf

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