Cannot execute symlink'd binaries

[mqudsi]

Under Windows 15063.483:

C:\Users\Mahmoud\bin\ is in my path

> mklink C:\full\path\to\binary.exe C:\Users\Mahmoud\bin\binary.exe
> binary.exe #verify it works
> bash
mqudsi@ZBook /m/c/U/Mahmoud> binary.exe
Failed to execute process '/mnt/c/Users/Mahmoud/bin/binary.exe'. Reason:
exec: Exec format error
The file '/mnt/c/Users/Mahmoud/bin/binary.exe' is marked as an executable but could not be run by the operating system.

[therealkenc]

See also #1475, which is now complicated by the fact that WSL is available in non-developer mode. Blog post here. User Choir here, here and here.

[sunilmut]

@mqudsi - This should work starting build 16193 with Added support in DrvFs for following NT symlinks.. I tried it and it works fine (with symlink to notepad.exe). Currently, DrvFS is also case-sensitive. And, so, just be careful while creating the symlink to use proper case.

[mqudsi]

Awesome, thanks @sunilmut !