> > The need to create a new prefix before running an > > actual program is a rarity nowadays. In that event, > > use winecfg/wineboot/notepad/etc. > > ... Using winecfg/wineboot/notepad aren't solutions, > they are workarounds. Its great that there is a command > specifically for creating a prefix. Given that simply starting a program now has a useful side effect -- creating a prefix if it does not already exist -- is it time for a wine equivalent of the OS/370 do-nothing utility IEFBR14?