1.8.4

README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WSLtty components
 
 ### Installation ###
 
-#### WSLtty installer ####
+#### WSLtty installer ([Download](https://github.com/mintty/wsltty/releases) standalone installation) ####
 
 Run the [installer](https://github.com/mintty/wsltty/releases) to install 
 the components listed above.
@@ -117,13 +117,16 @@ Note:
   If you define `HOME` at Windows level, this changes accordingly.
   Note, however, that the WSL `HOME` is a completely different setting.
 
-#### Shell selection ####
+#### Shell selection and Login shell ####
 
 The WSLtty deployment does not impose a shell preference anymore.
 However, the intermediate gateways (`wslbridge` and its backend and the `bash.exe` Windows launcher) 
-are also involved. To invoke your favourite shell, you may append 
-a shell pathname to the mintty invocation (in shortcuts, scripts, or context menu entries), 
-or handle shell replacement within the WSL startup scripts (esp. `.profile`).
+are also involved.
+
+To invoke your favourite shell or launch the shell in login mode, 
+you may append a shell pathname and an optional `-l` parameter 
+to the mintty invocation (in shortcuts, scripts, or context menu entries):
+* `%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin\mintty.exe --WSL= --configdir="%APPDATA%\wsltty" /bin/bash -l`
 
 ### Components and Credits ###
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.3.2
+1.8.4

makefile

@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 # build a wsltty installer package:
 # configure ver=... and minttyver= in this makefile
 # make targets:
-# make [all]	to build a distributable installer (default)
-# make pkg	to build an installer, bypassing the system checks
-# make wsltty	to build an installer using the local copy of mintty
+# make [all]	build a distributable installer (default)
+# make pkg	build an installer, bypassing the system checks
+# make wsltty	build the software, using the local copy of mintty
 
 
 # wsltty release
-ver=1.8.3.2
+ver=1.8.4
 
 ##############################
 # mintty release version
-minttyver=2.8.3
+minttyver=2.8.4
 
 # or mintty branch or commit version
 #minttyver=master
@@ -61,18 +61,17 @@ wget=curl -R -L --connect-timeout 55 -O
 wgeto=curl -R -L --connect-timeout 55
 
 #############################################################################
-# system check;
-# for now, let's enforce Cygwin 32-Bit as the container for wsltty
-# just in case there is a 32-Bit WSL released (-> 32 bit), and to ensure 
-# the path name drag-and-drop adaptation works (-> cygwin, not msys)
+# system check:
+# - ensure the path name drag-and-drop adaptation works (-> Cygwin, not MSYS)
+# - 64 Bit (x86_64) for more stable invocation (avoid fork issues)
 
 check:
 	# checking suitable host environment; run `make pkg` to bypass
 	# check cygwin (vs msys) for proper drag-and-drop paths:
 	uname | grep CYGWIN
-	# check 32 bit (vs 64 bit) to ensure 32-Bit Windows support, just in case:
+	# check 32 bit to ensure 32-Bit Windows support, just in case:
 	#uname -m | grep i686
-	# check 64 bit (vs 32 bit) to provide 64-Bit stability support:
+	# check 64 bit to provide 64-Bit stability support:
 	uname -m | grep x86_64
 
 #############################################################################
@@ -115,6 +114,9 @@ wslbuild=LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc -s"
 wslversion=VERSION_SUFFIX="– wsltty $(ver)" WSLTTY_VERSION="$(ver)"
 
 mintty-build:
+	# ensure rebuild of version-specific check and message
+	rm -f mintty-$(minttyver)/bin/*/windialog.o
+	# build mintty
 	cd mintty-$(minttyver)/src; make $(wslbuild) $(wslversion)
 	mkdir -p bin
 	cp mintty-$(minttyver)/bin/mintty.exe bin/
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ ver:
 
 pkg:	wslbridge cygwin mintty cab
 
-wsltty:	wslbridge cygwin mintty-build cab
+wsltty:	wslbridge cygwin mintty-build
 
 #############################################################################
 # end