fix mkshortcut dependencies

deploy tweaked mkshortcut, drop mkshortcut.vbs,
under the assumption that the VBS would cause false virus alerts (#181, #182)

README.md

@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ WSLtty can be invoked with
 Starting the mintty terminal directly from the WSLtty installation location 
 is discouraged because that would bypass essential options.
 
+#### WSL 2 ####
+
+Due to some incompatible changes by Microsoft, wslbridge cannot connect 
+in WSL 2 mode at this time.
+Workaround:
+* `wsl --set-default-version 1`
+
 ---
 
 ### Configuration ###

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.1
+3.0.2.3

config-distros.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+# set some paths; capital variables are for the mkshortcut.exe case, 
+# not for the (deprecated) mkshortcut.vbs case
+
+case "$installdir" in
+?*)	custominst=true;;
+"")	custominst=false;;
+esac
+
+INSTDIR=${installdir:-$LOCALAPPDATA/wsltty}
+INSTDIR=`cd "$INSTDIR"; pwd`
 installdir=${installdir:-'%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty'}
+
+target="$installdir"'\bin\mintty.exe'
+case "$INSTDIR" in
+*/)	TARGETPATH="$INSTDIR"bin/mintty.exe;;
+*)	TARGETPATH="$INSTDIR"/bin/mintty.exe;;
+esac
+
+CONFDIR=${configdir:-$APPDATA/wsltty}
 configdir=${configdir:-'%APPDATA%\wsltty'}
 
-PATH=/bin:"$PATH"
+PATH=/bin:"$PATH":$SYSTEMROOT/System32
 
 contextmenu=false
 remove=false
@@ -101,9 +119,39 @@ echo %target% -i "%icon%" %minttyargs% %bridgeargs% %%*>> %1.bat
 /EOB
 fi
 
+if $custominst && $config && ! $remove
+then
+  mkshortcut.exe -n "add to context menu" -a "$installdir/config-distros.sh -contextmenu" "$installdir/bin/dash.exe" -i '%SystemRoot%\System32\filemgmt.dll' -s min -d "" -w "$installdir"
+  mkshortcut.exe -n "add default to context menu" -a "$installdir/config-distros.sh -contextmenu-default" "$installdir/bin/dash.exe" -i '%SystemRoot%\System32\filemgmt.dll' -s min -d "" -w "$installdir"
+  mkshortcut.exe -n "remove from context menu" -a "$installdir/config-distros.sh -contextmenu-remove" "$installdir/bin/dash.exe" -i '%SystemRoot%\System32\filemgmt.dll' -s min -d "" -w "$installdir"
+  mkshortcut.exe -n "configure WSL shortcuts" -a "$installdir/config-distros.sh" "$installdir/bin/dash.exe" -i '%SystemRoot%\System32\filemgmt.dll' -s min -d "" -w "$installdir"
+  cmd /C copy "add to context menu.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\WSLtty"
+  cmd /C copy "add default to context menu.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\WSLtty"
+  cmd /C copy "remove from context menu.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\WSLtty"
+  cmd /C copy "configure WSL shortcuts.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\WSLtty"
+fi
+
 lxss="/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Lxss"
 schema="/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Classes/Local Settings/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/AppModel/SystemAppData"
 
+appex () {
+  while read line
+  do
+	case "$line" in
+	*Application*Executable*)
+		for item in $line
+		do	case "$item" in
+			Executable=*)
+				eval $item
+				echo "$Executable"
+				break;;
+			esac
+		done
+		break;;
+	esac
+  done < $*
+}
+
 config () {
   guid="$1"
   ok=false
@@ -125,18 +173,29 @@ config () {
     if package=`regtool -q get "$lxss/$guid/PackageFamilyName"`
     then
     	instdir=`regtool get "$schema/$package/Schemas/PackageFullName"`
-    	if [ -r "$ProgramW6432/WindowsApps/$instdir/images/icon.ico" ]
+    	# get actual executable path (may not match $distro) from app manifest
+    	manifest="$ProgramW6432/WindowsApps/$instdir/AppxManifest.xml"
+    	psh_cmd='([xml]$(Get-Content '"\"$manifest\""')).Package.Applications.Application.Executable'
+    	executable=`appex "$manifest"`
+    	if [ -r "$ProgramW6432/WindowsApps/$instdir/$executable" ]
+    	then	icon="%PROGRAMFILES%/WindowsApps/$instdir/$executable"
+    	elif [ -r "$ProgramW6432/WindowsApps/$instdir/images/icon.ico" ]
     	then	icon="%PROGRAMFILES%/WindowsApps/$instdir/images/icon.ico"
     	else	icon="$installdir"'\wsl.ico'
     	fi
     	root="$basepath/rootfs"
+    elif [ -f "$basepath/$distro.exe" ]
+    then
+    	icon="$basepath/$distro.exe"
+    	root="$basepath/rootfs"
     else
     	icon="%LOCALAPPDATA%/lxss/bash.ico"
     	root="$basepath"
     fi
 
-    minttyargs='--wsl --rootfs="'"$root"'" --configdir="'"$configdir"'" -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 /bin/wslbridge '
+    #minttyargs='--wsl --rootfs="'"$root"'" --configdir="'"$configdir"'" -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 /bin/wslbridge '
     minttyargs='--WSL="'"$distro"'" --configdir="'"$configdir"'"'
+    MINTARGS='--WSL="'"$distro"'" --configdir="'"$CONFDIR"'"'
     #if [ -z "$launch" ]
     #then	bridgeargs='-t /bin/bash'
     #else	bridgeargs='-l "'"$launch"'" -t /bin/bash'
@@ -150,6 +209,7 @@ config () {
     name=WSL
     icon="$installdir"'\wsl.ico'
     minttyargs='--WSL= --configdir="'"$configdir"'"'
+    MINTARGS='--WSL= --configdir="'"$CONFDIR"'"'
     bridgeargs='-t'
 
     ok=true;;
@@ -160,14 +220,14 @@ config () {
   echoc "- (launcher $launcher)"
   echoc "- icon $icon"
   echoc "- root $root"
-  target="$installdir"'\bin\mintty.exe'
   bridgeargs=" "	# deprecated
 
   if $ok && [ -n "$distro" ]
   then	# fix #163: backend missing +x with certain mount options
 	echo Setting +x wslbridge-backend for distro "'$distro'"
-	(cd "$LOCALAPPDATA/wsltty/bin"; wsl.exe -d "$distro" chmod +x wslbridge-backend)
+	(cd "$INSTDIR"; cd bin; wsl.exe -d "$distro" chmod +x wslbridge-backend)
-#	(cd "$LOCALAPPDATA/wsltty/bin"; "$SYSTEMROOT/System32/bash.exe" "$guid" -c chmod +x wslbridge-backend)
+#	(cd "$LOCALAPPDATA/wsltty/bin"; wsl.exe -d "$distro" chmod +x wslbridge-backend)
+#	(cd ... ; "$SYSTEMROOT/System32/bash.exe" "$guid" -c chmod +x wslbridge-backend)
   fi
 
   if $ok && $config
@@ -201,7 +261,8 @@ config () {
         cmd /C del "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\$name~.bat"
       else
         # desktop shortcut in %USERPROFILE% -> Start Menu - WSLtty
-        cscript /nologo mkshortcut.vbs "/name:$name Terminal %"
+        ##cscript /nologo mkshortcut.vbs "/name:$name Terminal %"
+        mkshortcut.exe -n "$name Terminal %" -i "$icon" "$TARGETPATH" -a "$MINTARGS" -d "" -w %USERPROFILE%
         cmd /C copy "$name Terminal %.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\WSLtty"
 
         # launch script in . -> WSLtty home, WindowsApps launch folder
@@ -212,9 +273,11 @@ config () {
         # prepare versions to target WSL home directory
         #bridgeargs="-C~ $bridgeargs"
         minttyargs="$minttyargs -~"
+        MINTARGS="$MINTARGS -~"
 
         # desktop shortcut in ~ -> Start Menu
-        cscript /nologo mkshortcut.vbs "/name:$name Terminal"
+        ##cscript /nologo mkshortcut.vbs "/name:$name Terminal"
+        mkshortcut.exe -n "$name Terminal" -i "$icon" "$TARGETPATH" -a "$MINTARGS" -d "" -w %USERPROFILE%
         cmd /C copy "$name Terminal.lnk" "%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs"
 
         # default desktop shortcut in ~ -> Desktop

install.bat

@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ copy "configure WSL shortcuts.lnk" "%installdir%"
 rem copy "WSL Terminal.lnk" "%installdir%"
 rem copy "WSL Terminal %%.lnk" "%installdir%"
 copy config-distros.sh "%installdir%"
-copy mkshortcut.vbs "%installdir%"
+
+rem copy mkshortcut.vbs "%installdir%"
+
 rem allow persistent customization of default icon:
 if not exist "%installdir%\wsl.ico" copy tux.ico "%installdir%\wsl.ico"
 
+copy uninstall.bat "%installdir%"
+
 if not exist "%installdir%\bin" goto instbin
 rem move previous programs possibly in use out of the way
 del /Q "%installdir%\bin\*.old"
@@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ copy dash.exe "%installdir%\bin"
 copy regtool.exe "%installdir%\bin"
 copy zoo.exe "%installdir%\bin"
 
+copy mkshortcut.exe "%installdir%"\bin
+copy cygpopt-0.dll "%installdir%"\bin
+copy cygiconv-2.dll "%installdir%"\bin
+copy cygintl-8.dll "%installdir%"\bin
+
 rem create system config directory and copy config archive
 mkdir "%installdir%\usr\share\mintty\lang"
 copy lang.zoo "%installdir%\usr\share\mintty\lang"

makefile

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 
 # wsltty release
-ver=3.0.1
+ver=3.0.2.3
 
 # wsltty appx release - must have 4 parts!
-verx=3.0.1.0
+verx=3.0.2.3
 
 # Windows SDK version for appx
 WINSDKKEY=/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/WOW6432Node/Microsoft/.NET Framework Platform/Setup/Multi-Targeting Pack
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WINSDKVER=`regtool list '$(WINSDKKEY)' | sed -e '$$ q' -e d`
 
 ##############################
 # mintty release version
-minttyver=3.0.1
+minttyver=3.0.2
 
 # or mintty branch or commit version
 #minttyver=master
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ mintty-appx:
 	cd mintty-$(minttyver)/src; sh ./mknames
 	cp mintty-$(minttyver)/src/charnames.txt usr/share/mintty/info/
 
-cygwin:
+cygwin:	mkshortcutexe
 	mkdir -p bin
 	cp /bin/cygwin1.dll bin/
 	cp /bin/cygwin-console-helper.exe bin/
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ cygwin:
 	cp /bin/regtool.exe bin/
 	cp /bin/zoo.exe bin/
 
+mkshortcutexe:	bin/mkshortcut.exe
+
+bin/mkshortcut.exe:	mkshortcut.c
+	echo mksh
+	gcc -o bin/mkshortcut mkshortcut.c -lpopt -lole32 /usr/lib/w32api/libuuid.a
+	cp /bin/cygpopt-0.dll bin/
+	cp /bin/cygiconv-2.dll bin/
+	cp /bin/cygintl-8.dll bin/
+
 appx-bin:
 	mkdir -p bin
 	cp /bin/cygwin1.dll bin/
@@ -222,6 +231,10 @@ cop:	ver
 	cp charnames.txt rel/
 	cp bin/wslbridge.exe rel/
 	cp bin/wslbridge-backend rel/
+	cp bin/mkshortcut.exe rel/
+	cp bin/cygpopt-0.dll rel/
+	cp bin/cygiconv-2.dll rel/
+	cp bin/cygintl-8.dll rel/
 	cp LICENSE.* rel/
 	cp VERSION rel/
 	cp *.lnk rel/

makewinx.cfg

@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ FILE20="zoo.exe"
 FILE21="lang.zoo"
 FILE22="themes.zoo"
 FILE23="sounds.zoo"
-FILE24="mkshortcut.vbs"
+FILE24="mintty.ico"
-FILE25="mintty.ico"
+FILE25="mkshortcut.exe"
+FILE26="cygpopt-0.dll"
+FILE27="cygiconv-2.dll"
+FILE28="cygintl-8.dll"
 
 [SourceFiles]
 SourceFiles0=.
@@ -89,4 +92,7 @@ SourceFiles0=.
 %FILE23%=
 %FILE24%=
 %FILE25%=
+%FILE26%=
+%FILE27%=
+%FILE28%=
 

mkshortcut.c

@@ -0,0 +1,814 @@
+/* This is a tweaked version of mkshortcut.c -- create a Windows shortcut
+   Changes:
+   * Facilitate path entries starting with Windows environment variables.
+     (works for working directory and icon location but not for target path)
+   * Do not barf on Windows path syntax.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/cygwin.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+
+#define dont_debug_cygwin_create_path
+
+/* Preserve leading Windows environment variable for shortcut entries.
+   So e.g. %USERPROFILE% is not pseudo-resolved to some subdirectory 
+   but can be used as working directory.
+   NOTE:
+   This works for working directory and icon location but not for the 
+   target path which is still polluted with a drive prefix by Windows.
+ */
+void * _cygwin_create_path (int line, cygwin_conv_path_t what, const void *from)
+{
+  what &= CCP_CONVTYPE_MASK;
+  void * to = cygwin_create_path(what, from);
+  if (what == CCP_WIN_W_TO_POSIX ? *(wchar_t*)from == '%' : *(char*)from == '%') {
+    if (what == CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_W) {
+      to = wcschr(to, '%') ?: to;
+    } else {
+      to = strchr(to, '%') ?: to;
+    }
+  }
+#ifdef debug_cygwin_create_path
+  switch (what) {
+    case CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_A:
+      printf("[%d] %s -> %s\n", line, from, to);
+      break;
+    case CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_W:
+      printf("[%d] %s -> %ls\n", line, from, to);
+      break;
+    case CCP_WIN_A_TO_POSIX:
+      printf("[%d] %s -> %s\n", line, from, to);
+      break;
+    case CCP_WIN_W_TO_POSIX:
+      printf("[%d] %ls -> %s\n", line, from, to);
+      break;
+  }
+#endif
+  return to;
+}
+
+#define cygwin_create_path(what, from)	_cygwin_create_path(__LINE__, what, from)
+
+
+/* mkshortcut.c -- create a Windows shortcut
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002 Joshua Daniel Franklin
+ *
+ * Unicode-enabled by (C) 2015 Thomas Wolff
+ * semantic changes:
+        Allow dir to be empty (legal in shortcut)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See the COPYING file for full license information.
+ *
+ * Exit values
+ *   1: user error (syntax error)
+ *   2: system error (out of memory, etc.)
+ *   3: windows error (interface failed)
+ *
+ * Compile with: gcc -o mkshortcut mkshortcut.c -lpopt -lole32 /usr/lib/w32api/libuuid.a
+ *  (You'd need to uncomment the moved to common.h lines.)
+ *
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+//#include "common.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <popt.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "*"
+
+#include <locale.h>
+
+#include <wchar.h>
+
+#define NOCOMATTRIBUTE
+
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include <olectl.h>
+/* moved to common.h */
+/*
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <popt.h>
+*/
+#include <sys/cygwin.h>
+#include <string.h> // strlen
+
+
+static const char versionID[] = PACKAGE_VERSION;
+static const char revID[] =
+  "$Id$";
+static const char copyrightID[] =
+  "Copyright (c) 2002\nJoshua Daniel Franklin. All rights reserved.\nLicensed under GPL v2.0\n";
+
+typedef struct optvals_s
+{
+  int icon_flag;
+  int unix_flag;
+  int windows_flag;
+  int allusers_flag;
+  int desktop_flag;
+  int smprograms_flag;
+  int show_flag;
+  int offset;
+  char *name_arg;
+  char *desc_arg;
+  char *dir_name_arg;
+  char *argument_arg;
+  char *target_arg;
+  char *icon_name_arg;
+} optvals;
+
+static int mkshortcut (optvals opts);
+static void printTopDescription (FILE * f, char *name);
+static void printBottomDescription (FILE * f, char *name);
+static const char *getVersion ();
+static void usage (FILE * f, char *name);
+static void help (FILE * f, char *name);
+static void version (FILE * f, char *name);
+static void license (FILE * f, char *name);
+
+static char *program_name;
+static poptContext optCon;
+
+static WCHAR *
+towcs (const char * s)
+{
+  int sizew = (strlen (s) * 2 + 1); // worst case: surrogates
+  WCHAR * ws = malloc (sizew * sizeof (WCHAR));
+  mbstowcs (ws, s, sizew);
+  return ws;
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+  const char **rest;
+  int rc;
+  int ec = 0;
+  optvals opts;
+
+  const char *tmp_str;
+  int icon_offset_flag;
+  const char *arg;
+
+  struct poptOption helpOptionsTable[] = {
+    {"help", 'h', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, '?',
+     "Show this help message", NULL},
+    {"usage", '\0', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'u',
+     "Display brief usage message", NULL},
+    {"version", 'v', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'v',
+     "Display version information", NULL},
+    {"license", '\0', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'l',
+     "Display licensing information", NULL},
+    {NULL, '\0', 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
+  };
+
+  struct poptOption generalOptionsTable[] = {
+    {"arguments", 'a', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 'a',
+     "Use arguments ARGS", "ARGS"},
+    {"desc", 'd', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 'd',
+     "Text for description/tooltip (defaults to POSIX path of TARGET)",
+     "DESC"},
+    {"icon", 'i', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 'i',
+     "Icon file for link to use", "ICONFILE"},
+    {"iconoffset", 'j', POPT_ARG_INT, &(opts.offset), 'j',
+     "Offset of icon in icon file (default is 0)", NULL},
+    {"name", 'n', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 'n',
+     "Name for link (defaults to TARGET)", "NAME"},
+    {"show", 's', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 's',
+     "Window to show: normal, minimized, maximized", "norm|min|max"},
+    {"workingdir", 'w', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL, 'w',
+     "Set working directory (defaults to directory path of TARGET)", "PATH"},
+    {"allusers", 'A', POPT_ARG_VAL, &(opts.allusers_flag), 1,
+     "Use 'All Users' instead of current user for -D,-P", NULL},
+    {"desktop", 'D', POPT_ARG_VAL, &(opts.desktop_flag), 1,
+     "Create link relative to 'Desktop' directory", NULL},
+    {"smprograms", 'P', POPT_ARG_VAL, &(opts.smprograms_flag), 1,
+     "Create link relative to Start Menu 'Programs' directory", NULL},
+    {NULL, '\0', 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
+  };
+
+  struct poptOption opt[] = {
+    {NULL, '\0', POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, generalOptionsTable, 0,
+     "General options", NULL},
+    {NULL, '\0', POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, helpOptionsTable, 0,
+     "Help options", NULL},
+    {NULL, '\0', 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
+  };
+
+  setlocale (LC_CTYPE, "");
+
+  tmp_str = strrchr (argv[0], '/');
+  if (tmp_str == NULL)
+    {
+      tmp_str = strrchr (argv[0], '\\');
+    }
+  if (tmp_str == NULL)
+    {
+      tmp_str = argv[0];
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      tmp_str++;
+    }
+  if ((program_name = strdup (tmp_str)) == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n", argv[0]);
+      exit (2);
+    }
+
+  icon_offset_flag = 0;
+
+  opts.offset = 0;
+  opts.icon_flag = 0;
+  opts.unix_flag = 0;
+  opts.windows_flag = 0;
+  opts.allusers_flag = 0;
+  opts.desktop_flag = 0;
+  opts.smprograms_flag = 0;
+  opts.show_flag = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
+  opts.target_arg = NULL;
+  opts.argument_arg = NULL;
+  opts.name_arg = NULL;
+  opts.desc_arg = NULL;
+  opts.dir_name_arg = NULL;
+  opts.icon_name_arg = NULL;
+
+  /* Parse options */
+  optCon = poptGetContext (NULL, argc, argv, opt, 0);
+  poptSetOtherOptionHelp (optCon, "[OPTION]* TARGET");
+  while ((rc = poptGetNextOpt (optCon)) > 0)
+    {
+      switch (rc)
+        {
+        case '?':
+          help (stdout, program_name);
+          goto exit;
+        case 'u':
+          usage (stdout, program_name);
+          goto exit;
+        case 'v':
+          version (stdout, program_name);
+          goto exit;
+        case 'l':
+          license (stdout, program_name);
+          goto exit;
+        case 'd':
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              if ((opts.desc_arg = strdup (arg)) == NULL)
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n",
+                           program_name);
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+        case 'i':
+          opts.icon_flag = 1;
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              opts.icon_name_arg = (char *) cygwin_create_path (
+                  CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_A, arg);
+              if (opts.icon_name_arg == NULL)
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: error converting posix path to win32 (%s)\n",
+                           program_name, strerror (errno));
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+        case 'j':
+          icon_offset_flag = 1;
+          break;
+        case 'n':
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              if ((opts.name_arg = strdup (arg)) == NULL)
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n",
+                           program_name);
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+        case 's':
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              if (strcmp (arg, "min") == 0)
+                {
+                  opts.show_flag = SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE;
+                }
+              else if (strcmp (arg, "max") == 0)
+                {
+                  opts.show_flag = SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED;
+                }
+              else if (strcmp (arg, "norm") == 0)
+                {
+                  opts.show_flag = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
+                }
+              else
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: %s not valid for show window\n",
+                           program_name, arg);
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+        case 'w':
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              if ((opts.dir_name_arg = strdup (arg)) == NULL)
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n",
+                           program_name);
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+        case 'a':
+          if (arg = poptGetOptArg (optCon))
+            {
+              if ((opts.argument_arg = strdup (arg)) == NULL)
+                {
+                  fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n",
+                           program_name);
+                  ec = 2;
+                  goto exit;
+                }
+            }
+          break;
+          // case 'A' 
+          // case 'D'
+          // case 'P' all handled by popt itself
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (icon_offset_flag & !opts.icon_flag)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr,
+               "%s: --iconoffset|-j only valid in conjuction with --icon|-i\n",
+               program_name);
+      usage (stderr, program_name);
+      ec = 1;
+      goto exit;
+    }
+
+  if (opts.smprograms_flag && opts.desktop_flag)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr,
+               "%s: --smprograms|-P not valid in conjuction with --desktop|-D\n",
+               program_name);
+      usage (stderr, program_name);
+      ec = 1;
+      goto exit;
+    }
+
+  if (rc < -1)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: bad argument %s: %s\n",
+               program_name, poptBadOption (optCon, POPT_BADOPTION_NOALIAS),
+               poptStrerror (rc));
+      ec = 1;
+      goto exit;
+    }
+
+  rest = poptGetArgs (optCon);
+
+  if (rest && *rest)
+    {
+      if ((opts.target_arg = strdup (*rest)) == NULL)
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: memory allocation error\n", program_name);
+          ec = 2;
+          goto exit;
+        }
+      rest++;
+      if (rest && *rest)
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: Too many arguments: ", program_name);
+          while (*rest)
+            fprintf (stderr, "%s ", *rest++);
+          fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+          usage (stderr, program_name);
+          ec = 1;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          // THE MEAT GOES HERE
+          ec = mkshortcut (opts);
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: TARGET not specified\n", program_name);
+      usage (stderr, program_name);
+      ec = 1;
+    }
+
+exit:
+  return ec;
+}
+
+static char *
+xstrncat (char **dest, const char *add)
+{
+  size_t n = strlen (add);
+  size_t len = strlen (*dest) + n + 1;
+  char *s = (char *) realloc (*dest, len * sizeof (char));
+  if (!s)
+  {
+    fprintf (stderr, "%s: out of memory\n", program_name);
+    exit (2);
+  }
+  *dest = s;
+  return strncat (*dest, add, n);
+}
+
+int
+mkshortcut (optvals opts)
+{
+  char * link_name = NULL;
+  WCHAR * exe_name = NULL;
+  WCHAR * dir_name = NULL;
+  WCHAR * desc = NULL;
+  char * buf_str;
+  char * tmp_str;
+  char * base_str;
+  int tmp;
+
+  /* For OLE interface */
+  LPITEMIDLIST id;
+  HRESULT hres;
+  IShellLinkW * shell_link;
+  IPersistFile * persist_file;
+
+  exe_name = (WCHAR *) cygwin_create_path (CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_W, opts.target_arg);
+  if (!exe_name)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: error converting posix path to win32 (%s)\n",
+               program_name, strerror (errno));
+      return 2;
+    }
+
+#ifdef colon_stuff
+  /*  If there's a colon in the TARGET, it should be a URL */
+  if (strchr (opts.target_arg, ':') != NULL)
+    {
+      /*  Nope, somebody's trying a W32 path  */
+      if (opts.target_arg[1] == ':')
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: all paths must be in POSIX format\n",
+                   program_name);
+          usage (stderr, program_name);
+          return 1;
+        }
+      dir_name = L"";
+    }
+  /* Convert TARGET to win32 path */
+  else
+#endif
+    {
+      buf_str = strdup (opts.target_arg);
+
+      if (opts.dir_name_arg != NULL)
+      /*  Get a working dir from 'w' option */
+        {
+#ifdef colon_stuff
+          if (strchr (opts.dir_name_arg, ':') != NULL)
+            {
+              fprintf (stderr, "%s: all paths must be in POSIX format\n",
+                       program_name);
+              usage (stderr, program_name);
+              return 1;
+            }
+#endif
+          dir_name = (WCHAR *) cygwin_create_path (CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_W,
+                                                   opts.dir_name_arg);
+          if (!dir_name)
+          {
+            fprintf (stderr, "%s: error converting posix path to win32 (%s)\n",
+                     program_name, strerror (errno));
+            return 2;
+          }
+        }
+      else
+      /*  Allow dir to be empty (legal in shortcut) */
+        {
+          dir_name = L"";
+        }
+    }
+
+  /*  Generate a name for the link if not given */
+  if (opts.name_arg == NULL)
+    {
+      /*  Strip trailing /'s if any */
+      buf_str = strdup (opts.target_arg);
+      base_str = buf_str;
+      tmp_str = buf_str;
+      tmp = strlen (buf_str) - 1;
+      while (strrchr (buf_str, '/') == (buf_str + tmp))
+        {
+          buf_str[tmp] = '\0';
+          tmp--;
+        }
+      /*  Get basename */
+      while (*buf_str)
+        {
+          if (*buf_str == '/')
+            tmp_str = buf_str + 1;
+          buf_str++;
+        }
+      link_name = strdup (tmp_str);
+    }
+  /*  User specified a name, so check it and convert  */
+  else
+    {
+      if (opts.desktop_flag || opts.smprograms_flag)
+        {
+          /*  Cannot have absolute path relative to Desktop/SM Programs */
+          if (opts.name_arg[0] == '/')
+            {
+              fprintf (stderr,
+                       "%s: absolute pathnames not allowed with -D/-P\n",
+                       program_name);
+              usage (stderr, program_name);
+              return 1;
+            }
+        }
+      /*  Sigh. Another W32 path */
+#ifdef colon_stuff
+      if (strchr (opts.name_arg, ':') != NULL)
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: all paths must be in POSIX format\n",
+                   program_name);
+          usage (stderr, program_name);
+          return 1;
+        }
+#endif
+      link_name = (char *) cygwin_create_path (
+          CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_A | CCP_RELATIVE, opts.name_arg);
+          // passing multi-byte characters transparently per byte
+      if (!link_name)
+      {
+        fprintf (stderr, "%s: error converting posix path to win32 (%s)\n",
+                 program_name, strerror (errno));
+        return 2;
+      }
+    }
+
+  /*  Add suffix to link name if necessary */
+  if (strlen (link_name) > 4)
+    {
+      tmp = strlen (link_name) - 4;
+      if (strncmp (link_name + tmp, ".lnk", 4) != 0)
+        xstrncat (&link_name, ".lnk");
+    }
+  else
+    xstrncat (&link_name, ".lnk");
+
+  /*  Prepend relative path if necessary  */
+  if (opts.desktop_flag)
+    {
+      char local_buf[MAX_PATH];
+      buf_str = strdup (link_name);
+
+      if (!opts.allusers_flag)
+        SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY, &id);
+      else
+        SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY, &id);
+      SHGetPathFromIDList (id, local_buf);
+      /*  Make sure Win95 without "All Users" has output  */
+      if (strlen (local_buf) == 0)
+        {
+          SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY, &id);
+          SHGetPathFromIDList (id, local_buf);
+        }
+      link_name = strdup (local_buf);
+      xstrncat (&link_name, "\\");
+      xstrncat (&link_name, buf_str);
+    }
+
+  if (opts.smprograms_flag)
+    {
+      char local_buf[MAX_PATH];
+      buf_str = strdup (link_name);
+
+      if (!opts.allusers_flag)
+        SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_PROGRAMS, &id);
+      else
+        SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS, &id);
+      SHGetPathFromIDList (id, local_buf);
+      /*  Make sure Win95 without "All Users" has output  */
+      if (strlen (local_buf) == 0)
+        {
+          SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (NULL, CSIDL_PROGRAMS, &id);
+          SHGetPathFromIDList (id, local_buf);
+        }
+      link_name = strdup (local_buf);
+      xstrncat (&link_name, "\\");
+      xstrncat (&link_name, buf_str);
+    }
+
+  /*  Make link name Unicode-compliant  */
+  WCHAR * widename = towcs (link_name);
+
+  /* After Windows 7, saving link to relative path fails; work around that */
+#ifdef corrupt_memory
+  WCHAR widepath[MAX_PATH];
+  hres = GetFullPathNameW (widename, sizeof (widepath), widepath, NULL);
+  if (hres == 0)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: Could not qualify link name\n", program_name);
+      return 2;
+    }
+#else
+  WCHAR * widepath = (WCHAR *) cygwin_create_path (CCP_POSIX_TO_WIN_W, link_name);
+#endif
+  link_name = (char *) cygwin_create_path (CCP_WIN_W_TO_POSIX, widepath);
+
+  /* Setup description text */
+  if (opts.desc_arg != NULL)
+    {
+      desc = towcs (opts.desc_arg);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Put the POSIX path in the "Description", just to be nice */
+      desc = towcs (cygwin_create_path (CCP_WIN_A_TO_POSIX, exe_name));
+      if (!desc)
+      {
+        fprintf (stderr, "%s: error converting win32 path to posix (%s)\n",
+                 program_name, strerror (errno));
+        return 2;
+      }
+    }
+
+  /*  Beginning of Windows interface */
+  hres = OleInitialize (NULL);
+  if (hres != S_FALSE && hres != S_OK)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: Could not initialize OLE interface\n",
+               program_name);
+      return 3;
+    }
+
+  hres =
+    CoCreateInstance (&CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+                      &IID_IShellLinkW, (void **) &shell_link);
+  if (SUCCEEDED (hres))
+    {
+      hres =
+        shell_link->lpVtbl->QueryInterface (shell_link, &IID_IPersistFile,
+                                            (void **) &persist_file);
+      if (SUCCEEDED (hres))
+        {
+          shell_link->lpVtbl->SetPath (shell_link, exe_name);
+          shell_link->lpVtbl->SetDescription (shell_link, desc);
+          shell_link->lpVtbl->SetWorkingDirectory (shell_link, dir_name);
+          if (opts.argument_arg)
+            shell_link->lpVtbl->SetArguments (shell_link,
+                                              towcs (opts.argument_arg));
+          if (opts.icon_flag)
+            shell_link->lpVtbl->SetIconLocation (shell_link,
+                                                 towcs (opts.icon_name_arg),
+                                                 opts.offset);
+          if (opts.show_flag != SW_SHOWNORMAL)
+            shell_link->lpVtbl->SetShowCmd (shell_link, opts.show_flag);
+
+          hres = persist_file->lpVtbl->Save (persist_file, widepath, TRUE);
+          if (!SUCCEEDED (hres))
+            {
+              fprintf (stderr,
+                       "%s: Saving \"%s\" failed; does the target directory exist?\n",
+                       program_name, link_name);
+              return 3;
+            }
+          persist_file->lpVtbl->Release (persist_file);
+          shell_link->lpVtbl->Release (shell_link);
+
+          /* If we are creating shortcut for all users, ensure it is readable by all users */
+          if (opts.allusers_flag)
+            {
+              char *posixpath = (char *) cygwin_create_path (
+                CCP_WIN_W_TO_POSIX | CCP_ABSOLUTE, widepath);
+              if (posixpath && *posixpath)
+                {
+                  struct stat statbuf;
+                  if (stat (posixpath, &statbuf))
+                  {
+                    fprintf (stderr,
+                             "%s: stat \"%s\" failed\n",
+                             program_name, posixpath);
+                  }
+                  else if (chmod (posixpath, statbuf.st_mode|S_IRUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IROTH))
+                  {
+                    fprintf (stderr,
+                             "%s: chmod \"%s\" failed\n",
+                             program_name, posixpath);
+                  }
+                }
+            }
+          return 0;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: QueryInterface failed\n", program_name);
+          return 3;
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: CoCreateInstance failed\n", program_name);
+      return 3;
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *
+getVersion ()
+{
+  return versionID;
+}
+
+static void
+printTopDescription (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  char s[20];
+  fprintf (f, "%s is part of cygutils version %s\n", name, getVersion ());
+  fprintf (f, "  create a Windows shortcut\n\n");
+}
+
+static void
+printBottomDescription (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  fprintf (f,
+           "\nNOTE: All filename arguments must be in unix (POSIX) format\n");
+}
+
+static void
+printLicense (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  fprintf (f,
+           "This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify\n"
+           "it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by\n"
+           "the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or\n"
+           "(at your option) any later version.\n\n"
+           "This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,\n"
+           "but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of\n"
+           "MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the\n"
+           "GNU General Public License for more details.\n\n"
+           "You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License\n"
+           "along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.\n\n"
+           "See the COPYING file for full license information.\n");
+}
+
+static void
+usage (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  poptPrintUsage (optCon, f, 0);
+}
+
+static void
+help (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  printTopDescription (f, name);
+  poptPrintHelp (optCon, f, 0);
+  printBottomDescription (f, name);
+}
+
+static void
+version (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  printTopDescription (f, name);
+  fprintf (f, copyrightID);
+}
+
+static void
+license (FILE * f, char *name)
+{
+  printTopDescription (f, name);
+  printLicense (f, name);
+}

mkshortcut.vbs

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ rem Shorcut key:
 rem lnk.HotKey = "ALT+CTRL+W"
 
 rem Run:
+rem 1: Normal 7: Minimized 3: Maximized
 rem lnk.WindowStyle = 1
 
 rem Comment:

wslbridge-backend-static.patch

@@ -1,26 +1,41 @@
-diff -rup orig/Makefile new/Makefile
+diff -rup old/Makefile new/Makefile
---- orig/Makefile	2018-05-06 01:12:36.000000000 +0200
+--- old/Makefile	2018-05-06 01:12:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ new/Makefile	2019-05-01 08:16:53.647051200 +0200
++++ new/Makefile	2019-07-24 22:29:12.874257700 +0200
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ all : ../out/wslbridge-backend
+@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ all : ../out/wslbridge-backend
- ../out/wslbridge-backend : wslbridge-backend.cc ../common/SocketIo.cc ../common/SocketIo.h ../VERSION.txt Makefile
+ 		-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ \
- 	mkdir -p ../out
- 	$(CXX) -std=c++11 -fno-exceptions \
--		-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ \
-+		-static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ \
  		-D_GNU_SOURCE \
  		-DWSLBRIDGE_VERSION=$(shell cat ../VERSION.txt) \
- 		-Wall -O2 $< ../common/SocketIo.cc -o $@ -lutil -pthread
+-		-Wall -O2 $< ../common/SocketIo.cc -o $@ -lutil -pthread
-diff -rup orig/wslbridge-backend.cc new/wslbridge-backend.cc
++		-Wall -O2 $< ../common/SocketIo.cc -o $@ \
---- orig/wslbridge-backend.cc	2018-05-06 01:12:36.000000000 +0200
++		-ldl -lutil -static -pthread \
-+++ new/wslbridge-backend.cc	2019-05-01 08:19:12.799688500 +0200
++		-Wl,--whole-archive -lpthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-@@ -494,6 +494,45 @@ static void frontendVersionCheck(const c
+ 	$(STRIP) $@
+ 
+ clean:
+diff -rup old/wslbridge-backend.cc new/wslbridge-backend.cc
+--- old/wslbridge-backend.cc	2018-05-06 01:12:36.000000000 +0200
++++ new/wslbridge-backend.cc	2019-07-24 22:55:25.324307400 +0200
+@@ -494,6 +494,58 @@ static void frontendVersionCheck(const c
  
  } // namespace
  
 +#define getpwuid _getpwuid
 +
++#include <dlfcn.h>
++typedef struct passwd * (*__getpwuid_t)(int uid);
++
 +struct passwd * getpwuid(int uid)
 +{
++    void * dl = dlopen(0, 0);
++printf("dlopen %p\n", dl);
++    if (dl) {
++        struct passwd * (*__getpwuid)(int uid) =
++            (__getpwuid_t)dlsym(dl, "getpwuid");
++printf("dlsym %p\n", __getpwuid);
++        if (__getpwuid)
++            return __getpwuid(uid);
++    }
++
 +    FILE * pwd = fopen("/etc/passwd", "r");
 +    if (pwd) {
 +        char pwbuf[222];