Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/11/03/21:24:59
Waldermar said:
> My %PATH% looks like '.;c:\djgpp\bin'
Charles Sandmann (sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu) wrote:
: You are right. Some logic behind this:
: 1) If DPMI is there already, you don't have a choice.
: 2) If there is one in the same directory, it may have custom parameters,
: be shipped with the application and you don't want to modify the path,
: and is the fastest place to find it (the directory should still be
: in a DOS buffer, no searching needed). Convenient for the DJGPP
: distribution also.
: 3 & 4) Path then local directory was easier to code, and sort of a unix
: compromise (which doesn't search . by default). You can argue it
: should be the other way I guess, but it's not ...
But as his path started with . shouldn't the selected CWSDPMI be the
changed one?
Oldfield, Turbular Bells III,
MartinS
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