Hi all, In case anyone hadn't seen it: http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-replaces-command-prompt-with-powershell-in-latest-windows-10-build-510328.shtml
" . . . starting with Windows 10 build 14971, Microsoft is trying to make PowerShell the main command shell in the operating system. As a result, PowerShell officially replaces the Command Prompt in the Win + X menu, so when you right-click the Start menu, you’ll only be allowed to launch the more powerful app. Additionally, in File Explorer’s File menu and in the context menu that appears when pressing Shift + right-click in any folder, the old Command Prompt will no longer be available. Typing cmd in the run dialog will launch PowerShell as well, so Microsoft has made a significant step towards phasing out the traditional Command Prompt." This isn't a big issue except in terms of iex.bat. Under Powershell one needs to remember to type "iex.bat" (vs. simply typing "iex") because iex is a command shortcut in Powershell. I have been toying with the idea of creating powershell scripts for iex, mix, elixir and elixirc for a while anyway. I don't want to take the time to do the work if there's no interest in it though. Hence my message here. I mean from my little bit of playing with this I know it won't be a trivial change. And I've got other irons in the fire anyway. I can check the existing bat shell scripts under Powershell to insure they all work as expected but I think we might as well take advantage of Powershell anyway. Part of the reason I'm asking about this is also in terms of building unit tests for the shell scripts as well. I've been working on adding PS scripts for Distillery and so I'm learning a bit about unit testing PS scripts. But unit testing the PS scripts would require some extra infrastructure to run the tests on build. Anyway, if I did any work on rewriting the cmd scripts as Powershell scripts for Windows 10 would there be any interest? I don't mind doing the work but if it's not any interest to the core committers I won't waste my time or the time of the core team. -- Onorio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/b323b3c6-11e4-49c8-80ed-bfb62ee7489c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
