(inkscape) Doesn't shim CLI tool inkscape.com only inkscape.exe

[CAMOBAP]

Per https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Frequently_asked_questions#I.27m_on_Windows.2C_and_command_line_parameters_don.27t_seem_to_work.21
inkscape's installer provide two programs:

• inkscape.exe - GUI
• inkscape.com - CLI

And it will be nice to have both installed

Expected Behavior

choco install inkscape should install inkscape.com

Current Behavior

choco install inkscape only install inkscape.exe

Possible Solution

Modify https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-coreteampackages/blob/15c78b92f0e81d6d8719811e30c84064a306f98d/automatic/inkscape/tools/chocolateyInstall.ps1#L52 to install both inkscape.com and inkscape.exe

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. choco install inkscape
2. refreshenv
3. inkscape -? - shows nothing

Context

Impossible to execute inkscape from CLI (cmd or PowerShell)

Your Environment

• Package Version used: InkScape 1.1
• Operating System and version: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.1935] from MSEdge on WIn10 from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
• Chocolatey version: 0.10.15
• Install/uninstall gist:

[majkinetor]

So it installs it, its just not shimmed. I changed the title accordingly.

I personally wouldn't like to have such pollution of my binary path. For almost all of the users there is no benefit of having them both - the difference is only that logs are visible in console AFAIK.

[CAMOBAP]

@majkinetor

I personally wouldn't like to have such pollution of my binary path.

Why this considering as "pollution" if it have the same name but different extensions (com vs exe), so ink scape.com will be called by default from CMD or PowerShell

the difference is only that logs are visible in console AFAIK

Not only this, if you call inkscape.exe it will finished immediately and processing will start in another process, so any software which reply on files which should be generated will not work

If there is still not enough arguments, can we consider to add install-time param to install inkscape.com if it really need

P.S. I can prepare PR

[majkinetor]

Why this considering as "pollution"

Tab competition will suffer and .com will be listed first. Not a big deal though.

Not only this, if you call inkscape.exe it will finished immediately and processing will start in another process, so any software which reply on files which should be generated will not work

What is wrong with

Start -Wait inkscape.exe

P.S. I can prepare PR

Sure.

[CAMOBAP]

What is wrong with Start -Wait inkscape.exe

I can confirm that It works, but it force us to use Powershell while mosty of API to run a shell on windows uses batch/cmd out of the box. Of course, programmers can explicitly call powershell and then required command from it but... why if inkscape developers already provide a consistent official way to work with Inkscape CLI

I will prepare PR

[CAMOBAP]

Looks like the correct way to accomplish this is to add support for '.com' files to https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/blob/master/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/Install-BinFile.ps1

Still researching, closing PR yet

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