Problems with .exe files
Kris Thielemans
kris.thielemans@csc.mrc.ac.uk
Thu Oct 16 13:02:00 GMT 2003
> Why would you think that you can cp t as just "t" but you'd have to touch
"t.exe"?
> The real name of the file is t.exe, for touch, cp, rm, etc. The only time
that just
> "t" suffices is for exec.
Because it used to work on older cygwin. I suspect exactly to get Makefile
and other automated processes tow rok, and I quite like it.
For example on an older cygwin (1.3.22-1)
touch t.exe
cp t a
ls a -> says a exists
ls a* -> says a.exe exists
Kris Thielemans
(kris.thielemans <at> imperial.ac.uk)
Hammersmith Imanet (formerly IRSL)
Cyclotron Building
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 ONN, United Kingdom
web site address: http://www.hammersmithimanet.com/~kris
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