Re: [PATCH] cmd: Allow starting native executables

[Alexandre Julliard]

Fabian Maurer  writes:
> > > What do you mean? How would we use this to allow cmd to run files without
> > > extension?
> > By adding a dot to the PATHEXT value, cf.
> > https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#How_do_I_launch_native_applications_from_a_Windo
> > ws_application.3F
>
> Welp... Sorry, somehow completely missed that.
>
> Hope that's not another dumb question, but why isn't that default?

Because it could potentially break some Windows apps, but mostly because
there hasn't been a clear need for it. Running Unix apps from cmd isn't
all that useful...