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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Script for turning the Crosswords executable into a cab, along with
+# a shortcut in the games menu
+
+use strict;
+
+my $userName = "Crosswords.exe";
+
+sub main() {
+    my $provider = "\"Crosswords project\"";
+
+    usage() if 1 != @ARGV;
+
+    my $path = shift @ARGV;
+
+    usage() unless $path =~ m|.exe$|;
+
+    die "$path not found\n" unless -f $path;
+
+    my $cabname = `basename $path`;
+    chomp $cabname;
+
+    # Create a link.  The format, says Shaun, is
+    # <number of characters>#command line<no carriage return or line feed>
+
+    $userName = $cabname unless $userName;
+    my $cmdline = "\"\\Program Files\\Crosswords\\" . $userName . "\"";
+    my $cmdlen = length( $cmdline );
+
+    $cabname =~ s/.exe$//;
+    my $linkName = "Crosswords.lnk";
+    open LINKFILE, "> $linkName";
+    print LINKFILE $cmdlen, "#", $cmdline;
+    close LINKFILE;
+
+    my $fname = "/tmp/file$$.list";
+
+# see this url for %CE5% and other definitions:
+# http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/DevGuideSP/html/sp_wce51consmartphonewindowscestringsozup.asp
+
+    open FILE, "> $fname";
+
+    my $tmpfile = "/tmp/$userName";
+    `cp $path $tmpfile`;
+    print FILE "$tmpfile ";
+    print FILE '%CE1%\\Crosswords', "\n";
+
+    print FILE "../dawg/English/BasEnglish2to8.xwd ";
+    print FILE '%CE1%\\Crosswords', "\n";
+
+    print FILE "$linkName ";
+    print FILE '%CE14%', "\n";
+
+    close FILE;
+
+    my $appname = $cabname;
+    $cabname .= "_exe.cab";
+
+    print( STDERR "pocketpc-cab -p $provider " ,
+           "-a $appname $fname $cabname", "\n");
+    my $cmd = "pocketpc-cab  -p $provider -a $appname "
+        . "$fname $cabname";
+    `$cmd`;
+
+    unlink $linkName, $tmpfile;
+}
+
+sub usage() {
+    print STDERR "usage: $0 path/to/xwords4.exe\n";
+    exit 2;
+}
+
+main();