Re: file associations on Lilypond/Cygwin

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Aurèle writes:

> Each time I install an new version of lilypond, my files
> associations (with XEmacs on Cygwin) are changed to the
> unpracticable 'Edit Source with Notepad'.

Yes, that is done by the postinstall-lilypond.sh script (in
/etc/postinstall, I think).

> I know that windows' users aren't often hackers, but someone who try
> to use lilypond is probably able to associate an extension with his or
> her text editor.

You'd be surprised (really!).

> Is there a way to avoid cygwin reinstallation to change file associations ?

Yes, it would be great if you could suggest better solution for the
postinstatll script, leaving the association alone if it exists.

Jan.

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