X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Yahoo-SMTP: Uu383n6swBCEN1G9up0WSnxbvN8fCPmk Message-ID: <4C90FD69.5020100@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:07:53 -0400 From: "Larry Hall \(Cygwin\)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: .exe magic reloaded 2 References: <20100915120315.GQ15121@calimero.vinschen.de> <20100915135030.GR15121@calimero.vinschen.de> <20100915140721.GS15121@calimero.vinschen.de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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). -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple