On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM Marco Atzeri via Cygwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 07/10/2025 14:17, gamer 191 via Cygwin wrote: > > Hi, > > I noticed that C:\cygwin64\bin\python3 doesn't work if I invoke it from > > command prompt, likely because it doesn't have the .exe extension. It works > > if I create a copy named python3.exe. > > Kind regards, > > gamer191 > > > > Hi Gamer > > python3 is a Cygwin link managed by alternatives and NOT understood by > command prompt. > > > $ ls -l python3 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 marco Administrators 25 May 21 2023 python3 -> > /etc/alternatives/python3 > > $ alternatives --display python3 > python3 - status is auto. > link currently points to /usr/bin/python3.9 > /usr/bin/python3.8 - priority 38 > /usr/bin/python3.9 - priority 39 > Current `best' version is /usr/bin/python3.9. > > From CMD you need to invoke directly the relative python3.9.exe > > c:\cygwin64\bin>dir /A /S python3*.* > Volume in drive C is OS > Volume Serial Number is 2232-4AA9 > > Directory of c:\cygwin64\bin > > 21/05/2023 20:47 64 python3 > 21/05/2023 20:48 78 python3-config > 10/03/2023 00:34 3,420 python3.8-config > 10/03/2023 00:34 9,747 python3.8.exe > 08/03/2023 23:52 3,048 python3.9-config > 08/03/2023 23:53 9,747 python3.9.exe > 8 File(s) 38,879 bytes
Could the setup.exe Cygwin installer PLEASE get a GUI(!!) option to install packages using native Windows symlinks? That would fix that recurring problem. Aurélien -- Aurélien Couderc <[email protected]> Big Data/Data mining expert, chess enthusiast -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
