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Re: .exe magic reloaded 2


>> 1.) When a file is made executable .exe is appended, but only visible
>> from Windows API.

> How would this work with non-Cygwin programs? ?They wouldn't be handled
> under
> (1).

Depends on how you install or mount them.

But yes, as a prerequest there would be two types of filessystem
handling. The "normal" windows one, always with .exe suffix stored
into the filename of executables. When mounting foreign unix
filesystems no .exe magic would be used at all on them.

Al

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