 ;;;###autoload
 (defvar helm-w32-launcher--package-directory
   (file-name-directory (or load-file-name default-directory)))
-(defconst helm-w32-launcher--external-program-source
+(defconst helm-w32-launcher--helper-source
   (expand-file-name "StartMenuItems.cs" helm-w32-launcher--package-directory))
-(defconst helm-w32-launcher--external-program-name
+(defconst helm-w32-launcher--helper-name
   (expand-file-name "StartMenuItems.exe" helm-w32-launcher--package-directory))
 
-(defun helm-w32-launcher--call-external ()
-  "Call the external program to get the list of Start Menu items."
+(defun helm-w32-launcher--call-helper ()
+  "Call the helper program to get the list of Start Menu items."
   (read
    (condition-case nil
-       (helm-w32-launcher--call-process
-        helm-w32-launcher--external-program-name)
+       (helm-w32-launcher--call-process helm-w32-launcher--helper-name)
      (file-error
-      ;; The external program not found, try to compile it.
+      ;; The helper program not found, try to compile it.
       (unless helm-w32-launcher-csc-executable
         (setq helm-w32-launcher-csc-executable
               (or (helm-w32-launcher--guess-csc-executable)

  "Get Start Menu entries, possibly using the cache."
  (cond
   ((not helm-w32-launcher-use-cache)
    (helm-w32-launcher--call-external))
   (helm-w32-launcher--entry-cache
    helm-w32-launcher--entry-cache)
   (t
    (setq helm-w32-launcher--entry-cache (helm-w32-launcher--call-external)))))

(defun helm-w32-launcher--launch (shortcut-path)
  "Open the shortcut located at SHORTCUT-PATH."

       helm-w32-launcher-csc-executable
       "/nologo" "/t:exe" "/debug-" "/utf8output" "/o"
       (concat "/out:" (helm-w32-launcher--slash-to-backslash
                        helm-w32-launcher--helper-name))
       (helm-w32-launcher--slash-to-backslash helm-w32-launcher--helper-source))
      ;; Compiled successfully, try to run it again.
      (helm-w32-launcher--call-process helm-w32-launcher--helper-name)))))

(defun helm-w32-launcher--slash-to-backslash (string)
  "Return a new STRING with all slashes replaced with backslashes."
