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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:04:09 +0100 (CET)
From: Ronald Landheer-Cieslak <ronald AT landheer DOT com>
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To: "Yadin Y. Goldschmidt" <yadin AT pitt DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: bash script ->exe
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In that case, why not write a simple C program that simply does a system()?

rlc

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Yadin Y. Goldschmidt wrote:

> Well, the need really originates from making a program called xmaxima
> interface with a script maxima. xmaxima is a tcl program that is looking for
> a maxima.exe but in clisp maxima there is only a maxima sh script that
> xmaxima cannot evoke. I tried to make a .bat file that calls the bash script
> but it does not work.
> "Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin AT exposure DOT org DOT uk> wrote in message
> news:019f01c2e96e$8b5f53f0$57f186d9 AT webdev...
> > > Is there a way to convert a bash (or sh or csh ) script into an windows
> > .exe
> > > file so it can be executed by a windows program or by clicking on it in
> > > explorer?
> >
> > This isn't necessary if all you want is to be able to run the shell script
> > from your desktop. You just need to create a shortcut that targets
> >
> >   X:\Cygwin\bin\{bash,csh,sh}.exe -c /posix/path/to/script
> >
> > You may also wish to add some extra arguments to the shell for extra
> > functionality.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Elfyn McBratney
> > elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk
> > www.exposure.org.uk
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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