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Re: mintty functionality
- From: "d.henman" <dhenman at gmail dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:07:52 +0900
- Subject: Re: mintty functionality
- References: <20130824180126 dot 3348 at binki> <CAN3h=VqZT+9qhvQ2O2hnMg9zzP6BHU_c+3ru50ps9Nu9ErTpcg at mail dot gmail dot com> <20130824225829 dot 3448 at binki> <521921BC dot 4050106 at acm dot org>
David,
thanks for your advice. It didn't run right off the bat, but with some proper single and double quoting. The fact that env takes a command as an argument is what enabled it to work.
Cheers.
> > The normal way works and even
> > $ PATH=${PATH}:.... mintty cmd
> >
> > The command line invokation is no problem.
> >
> > But, I couldn't do with a desktop shortcut with something like:
> >
> > mkshortcut -w /tmp -D -A -d "Run orpie RPN calculater." -n "Orpie RPN Calculater" -i /home/djh/icons/hp_calc.ico -a " -p '100,150' -t 'Orpie Calculater' -e /usr/bin/orpie" /bin/mintty.exe
> >
> > The above doesn't source my zsh startup files first. I see no reference informat related to shells. I'm, just inoking an application direct.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
>
> mkshortcut -w /tmp -D -A -d "Run orpie RPN calculater." -n "Orpie RPN Calculater" -i /home/djh/icons/hp_calc.ico -a " -p '100,150' -t 'Orpie Calculater' -e /usr/bin/env PATH=${PATH}:/usr/lib/lapack /usr/bin/orpie" /bin/mintty.exe
>
> --
> David Rothenberger
>
> Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
> -- Voltaire
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