Period "." in file or #[link name causes custom extension executable instead of .exe

[SecondNature]

[link(name = "fff.eee")

The output generates a windows executable with the extension ".eee" as opposed to "fff.eee.exe".

Adding the ".exe" manually will reduce platform independence.

Bug or feature? Implications of a change?

[steveklabnik]

Is this issue still valid at all? I don't have windows, so I can't check.

[SecondNature]

Many language changes since then

#[link(name = "test.eee")]
generates
libtest.rlib

But it is getting the name from #![crate_name = "test"] which if I add a "." returns
test.rs:2:1: 2:28 error: invalid character . in crate name: test.eee
test.rs:2 #![crate_name = "test.eee"]

I would think you wouldn't want to reduce the variability. If that is the desired output or not I will leave for you or others.

[SecondNature]

Because no '.' ( periods ) can be placed in #![crate_name(s) it is not possible to create version numbers using periods. ie app1.0.exe

Windows - rustc 0.12.0-pre-nightly (aa0e35b 2014-07-22 00:26:21 +0000)

[steveklabnik]

GIven that crate names are identifiers, and that #[link] is gone, I think this issue is now moot.