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@nicerloop nicerloop commented May 29, 2025

Description

Create exe shims using a symlink to actual exe.

Motivation and Context

My work antivirus has flagged kiennq shim as problematic.
I thus tried and made exe shims using symlinks instead.

How Has This Been Tested?

This has been tested:

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  • I have read the Contributing Guide.
  • I have ensured that I am targeting the develop branch.
  • I have updated the documentation accordingly.
  • I have updated the tests accordingly.
  • I have added an entry in the CHANGELOG.

@Lutra-Fs Lutra-Fs changed the base branch from master to develop June 1, 2025 04:42
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Lutra-Fs commented Jun 1, 2025

Pls ensure you are targeting develop branch next time. I have changed for you this time.

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m3ac-AllbrittenJ commented Aug 17, 2025

was literally wondering about this just now and debugging today :)

I'm curious why symlinks weren't used in the first place? edit: ah, answer is that mklink requires admin on windows, so this isn't a long-term solution

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