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From: cyg Simple <cygsimple@gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 09:06:30 -0400
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On 8/8/2016 9:43 AM, cyg Simple wrote:
> Maybe we don't want the artificial
> symlink of foo == foo.exe all the time.  Maybe it is time we drop the
> artificial symlink altogether in preference for modifying the scripts
> and programs to use .exe when on Windows including Cygwin or perhaps
> creating a real symlink for foo.exe to foo.  Dropping the artificial
> symlink would simplify the code and increase the speed with which it
> executes.
> 

Corinna, you didn't respond to this part of my post.

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