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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:24:30 +1000
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Subject: Re: (core dumped) mkshortcut
From: Robert Mark <robertmarkbram DOT lists AT gmail DOT com>
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>> REJAP at rzuem5008 ~
>> $ mkshortcut -n "I for cygwin bin" /c/cygwin/bin
>> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> Pawel,
> your cases are the same. I had same result on W7 64
> It seems depending on shortcut length, when multiple of 16:
>
> marco AT MARCOATZERI ~
> $ mkshortcut -n '1234567890123456' '/e/cygwin/e'
> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> marco AT MARCOATZERI ~
> $ mkshortcut -n '12345678901234567890123456789012' '/e/cygwin/e'
> Aborted (core dumped)
>
> a longer or shorter name works.
>
> marco AT MARCOATZERI ~
> $ mkshortcut -n '123456789012345678901234567890123' '/e/cygwin/e'
>
> Regards
> Marco


Brilliant!! Multiples of 8 is it - all my 8 and 16 character shortcut
names fail. Your powers of deduction are unparalleled Marco - thank
you! I now have a bunch of underscores in my shortcuts but at least my
script works!

Rob
:)

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