A Windows user running the bash helper scripts (WSL, or Git Bash /
MSYS2 / MinGW / Cygwin) used to fail deep in the venv/PC-SC logic - under
WSL the Linux guest cannot reach the Windows PC/SC readers, and a
mingw/msys shell has the wrong (bin/) venv layout. Each helper now
detects Windows (WSL via /proc/version, mingw/msys/cygwin via uname -s)
up front and exits 2 with a pointer at the matching .bat script. Users
who deliberately want the WSL/Cygwin flow can run the underlying commands
directly, without the helpers.
Bumps VERSION to 3.40.4 and the SW cache to simple-v490.
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