On 6/11/2008 8:14 PM, SJ Kissane wrote: > In cygstart 1.4, "cygstart --reference" opens a web browser to > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/Shell/reference/functions/shellexecute.asp > > which microsoft redirects to: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ms123402.aspx > > which now 404s. > > Now, from one perspective is Microsoft's fault for breaking their URLs. > But should we rely on Microsoft not to break their website? > Maybe that's expecting a bit too much from life :) > > And this bug could be fixed, by changing the URL in the code to one > that now works, > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762153(VS.85).aspx > > But really, shouldn't this feature just be removed? > What is the justification for hardcoding Microsoft URLs in source code, > given that it creates a bug every time Microsoft reorganizes their website.
It's a sort of "self-test", since it is implemented by calling the internal cygStart() function. I've changed the URL, but left the --reference option in place. -- Chuck -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
