Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/2001/02/14/06:45:11
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Michel de Ruiter wrote:
> > The file djgpp/config.bat is broken, making configuration impossible
> > on msdos 6.22 if 4dos.com is used as shell. This has been fixed.
>
> I remember having troubles using 4DOS on config.bat in some (Sed?,
> Emacs?) source.
It was in Emacs, IIRC.
> Then, on Eli's advice, I changed the fix to including a file
> named config.btm that contains:
> command.com /e:1024 /c %0.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
>
> This way, whatever 4DOS version the user has, command.com will be
> used. Isn't this safer and easier than fixing config.bat?
It is safer if config.bat is in active development by someone (such as
myself) who doesn't know diddley squat about 4DOS.
I doubt that Grep's config.bat will have to change in any significant
manner, but if it might, the above way is safer.
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