[Bug 56112] New: Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56112

Bug ID: 56112
           Summary: Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory
                    with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified
           Product: Wine
           Version: 9.0-rc3
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Running programs in this way is unsupported:
$ wine ~/path/to/appname.exe

The user must first cd into the directory of the program and then run the
program:
$ cd ~/path/to/ && wine appname.exe

It would be nice if wine would itself cd into the correct directory when a full
path is detected, so users don't have to bother with first going into the
correct directory.

See this bug for more discussion on the subject:
https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56088

[Bug 56112] Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56112

Fabian Maurer  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Fabian Maurer  ---
Not sure this would be a sensible default, Windows behaves the exact same
regarding working directory. How exactly would you want this to work? Opt-in or
opt-out?

[Bug 56112] Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

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--- Comment #2 from Cedric  ---
Avoiding the question of opt-in or opt-out, maybe it's a good first step to
print a warning if a user starts a program with the full path like this:

wine ~/path/to/appname.exe

"Starting programs with their full path is unsupported. If the program fails,
first cd to ~/path/to and then run wine appname.exe"

[Bug 56112] Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56112

Dmitry Timoshkov  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED

--- Comment #3 from Dmitry Timoshkov  ---
(In reply to Cedric from comment #2)
> Avoiding the question of opt-in or opt-out, maybe it's a good first step to
> print a warning if a user starts a program with the full path like this:
>
> wine ~/path/to/appname.exe
>
> "Starting programs with their full path is unsupported. If the program
> fails, first cd to ~/path/to and then run wine appname.exe"

Starting a program using full path is perfectly supported and works as
intended. As Fabian mentioned Windows behaviour is exactly the same regarding
current working directory. It's the user's responsibility to actually
understand the consequences. Wine User's Guide even has an answer to this
question:
https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#How_to_run_Windows_programs_from...

[Bug 56112] Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56112

Olivier F. R. Dierick  changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Olivier F. R. Dierick  ---
Hello,

It actually depends on how the application interact with the filesystem, and
the user has to find out by trial and error, preferably starting with the
recommended way (as it's what work most of the time).

Regards.

[Bug 56112] Feature request: let wine first cd to the directory with the .exe when a full path to a .exe is specified

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https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56112

Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Austin English  ---
Closing.