From: Yasuhiro Matsumoto <mattn.jp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 18:24:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: runtime(vim9): Check cmd.exe on WSL is executable
X-Git-Tag: v9.2.0450~1
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4cbdef8e30cd5da5d3a0941ab88bf082b0b1e164;p=thirdparty%2Fvim.git

runtime(vim9): Check cmd.exe on WSL is executable

closes: #20150

Signed-off-by: Yasuhiro Matsumoto <mattn.jp@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/vim9.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/vim9.vim
index 4d8785d4ae..cd4022aba7 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/vim9.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/vim9.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ vim9script
 # Vim runtime support library
 #
 # Maintainer:   The Vim Project <https://github.com/vim/vim>
-# Last Change:  2026 Apr 17
+# Last Change:  2026 May 06
 
 export def IsSafeExecutable(filetype: string, executable: string): bool
   if empty(exepath(executable))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if has('unix')
         execute $'silent !cmd /c start "" /b {args} {Redir()}' | redraw!
       enddef
     endif
-  elseif exists('$WSL_DISTRO_NAME') # use cmd.exe to start GUI apps in WSL
+  elseif exists('$WSL_DISTRO_NAME') && executable('cmd.exe') # use cmd.exe to start GUI apps in WSL
     export def Launch(args: string)
       const command = (args =~? '\v<\f+\.(exe|com|bat|cmd)>')
         ? $'cmd.exe /c start /b {args} {Redir()}'