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Re: mintty functionality


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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