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Re: New file for winsup/utils
- From: Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin at yahoo dot com>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:28:55 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: New file for winsup/utils
> >OK, here is a new util:
> >
> >Usage mkshortcut.exe [OPTION]... TARGET
> >NOTE: All filename arguments must be in unix (POSIX) format
> > -a|--arguments=ARGS use arguments ARGS
> > -h|--help output usage information and exit
> > -i|--icon icon file for link to use
> > -j|--iconoffset offset of icon in icon file (default is 0)
> > -n|--name name for link (defaults to TARGET)
> > -v|--version output version information and exit
> > -A|--allusers use 'All Users' instead of current user for -D,-P
> > -D|--desktop create link relative to 'Desktop' directory
> > -P|--smprograms create link relative to Start Menu 'Programs'
directory
>
> Now that cygutils is part of the distribution, I think this belongs there, if
> Chuck is amenable.
>
> With the exception of regtool, all of the programs in winsup/utils are pretty
> cygwin-specific. While this looks like a very nice tool, I think it belongs
> elsewhere.
>
> cgf
>
Looks like a discussion for cygwin-apps. The only thing I would be worried
about is if cygutils is NOT installed but some packages use mkshortcut as
part of their post-install script. Wasn't there some discussion of merging
cygutils into the winsup CVS, or did I not catch that right?
Chuck, do you want to grab the file from cygwin-patches and put it in cygutils?
I'll need to write different documentation than utils.sgml also.
Thanks.
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