https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=newlib-cygwin.git;h=f578883232d578bd83132f1f94a7f6826a74048e
commit f578883232d578bd83132f1f94a7f6826a74048e Author: Corinna Vinschen <[email protected]> Date: Tue Mar 23 16:54:23 2021 +0100 Cygwin: add "app execution aliases" treatment to release notes Signed-off-by: Corinna Vinschen <[email protected]> Diff: --- winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 | 4 ++++ winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 index 421b94a98..828ef5610 100644 --- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 +++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.2.0 @@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ What changed: - facl(2) now fails with EBADF on a file opened with O_PATH. +- Allow to start Windows Store executables via their "app execution + aliases". Handle these aliases (which are special reparse points) + as symlinks to the actual executables. + Bug Fixes --------- diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml index d59fc12c4..5ec36e409 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml @@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ work. facl(2) now fails with EBADF on a file opened with O_PATH. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> +- Allow to start Windows Store executables via their "app execution + aliases". Handle these aliases (which are special reparse points) + as symlinks to the actual executables. +</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> </sect2>
