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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:48:02 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [APPS] ping python maintainer (and others) - Launching cygwin apps from cmd.exe vs. softlinks in /bin
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 04:09:50PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>Now, in this particular case "python.exe" is a cygwin old-style
>softlink rather than a windoze .lnk-style shortcut.

Because that's how setup.exe sets up symlinks.  PTC.

cgf

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