From: "SJ Kissane" <skissane@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: cygstart version 1.4 bug in "cygstart --reference"
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:41:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <82fa66380806111714k6c9e1ba5m4d61bbdfc91ae343@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
Hi
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.
Cheers
Simon
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2008-06-12 1:41 SJ Kissane [this message]
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