On 8/1/16 Aug 1 -7:06 PM, Jason Miller wrote: >> My Windows box is now fixed. Sort of. But I really don't understand >> Windows, and have no desire to learn. I can run the tests, and check >> their results, but that's about the limit. I have no intention of >> fussing around with cmd.exe and the like... >> >> Some time ago, Faré suggested that it might be worth replacing use of >> cmd.exe with powershell in UIOP/run-program. >> >> I don't really know what powershell is, but I get the impression it's a >> shell that's less horrible than cmd.exe. > Powershell is an improved shell that ships with all versions of windows > from 7 on, (and server 2008R2 on). It is available going as far back as > XP as an optional download, so it would be an external requirement for > UIOP for Vista and older.
Do any Windows users out there have judgments about how onerous it would be to impose this requirement? >From what Jason says, it seems like it might be a nuisance now, but as we move forward, this should be an acceptable change. Best, r
