fix(xtask): answer PowerShell compatibility question for cmd.exe /c spawn fix#80
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[WIP] Fix launching non-exe commands through cmd.exe on Windows
fix(xtask): answer PowerShell compatibility question for cmd.exe /c spawn fix
Mar 6, 2026
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cmd.exe /cwrapping fix works whencargo xtaskis invoked from a PowerShell terminal.Clarification
The fix is terminal-agnostic: the
cmd.exe /cwrapper is applied by the compiled Rust binary at process-spawn time, not by the user's shell. Whether the user runs from CMD, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal, the Rustxtaskbinary is what callsCommand::new("cmd").arg("/c").arg(cmd)— the invoking shell is irrelevant.✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.