http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26448
Summary: Dosbox integration doesn't work with PIF files Product: Wine Version: 1.3.15 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: dos AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: spammis@spam.la
A PIF file is a shortcut to an MS-DOS program. Windows shortcuts to MS-DOS programs get a .pif extension whereas Windows shortcuts to Windows programs get a .lnk extension (or at least this was the case during the Windows 95 era: I have very rarely used Windows since then).
When I type "wine dosprog.exe", Wine forwards the program to Dosbox. When I type "wine dosprog.pif", Wine does not forward any program to Dosbox. I get error messages about "Wineconsole", so it seems that Wine finds the EXE file that the PIF file refers to but that Wine tries to run the EXE file under Wine instead of Dosbox.