[ITP] util-linux

[Yaakov S (Cygwin Ports)]

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Eric Blake wrote:
> No.  With Corinna's patch to add CYGWIN=transparent_exe option, we are
> asking for problems if we distribute a script alongside an exe.  (I've
> been meaning to check for any other violations of the idea of providing
> more than one file in the set {foo, foo.exe, foo.lnk, foo.exe.lnk}, since
> I would like to see transparent_exe gain more light).

OK, but I can think of one *major* "violation" of this: libtool-built
applications, when linking against a to-be-installed library in the same
package.  In such a case, the real .exe is placed in .libs, and both an
extension-less libtool script  and a launcher .exe are placed in the
builddir; this allows one to run the application w/o installing it.


Yaakov
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