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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:39:48 +0100 (MET)
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Bash 2.03 update (March 19th)
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On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>    From: Michel de Ruiter  <mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl>
> 
>    - when `filename' is run, `filename.bat' has preference above
>      `filename'
> 
> Why do you think this is wrong?  I think this is the correct order (it
> has nothing to do with Bash, btw, it's due to  change in libc.a).

Sorry, I don't have all of the context for this one...

Just as an idea: in traditional DOS (i.e. command.com), program.bat is the
*last* thing that will be tried when you call 'program'. The command.com
search order is

   doskey macro (if any)
   in '.', and then in each directory of the PATH:
   {
	program.com
	program.exe
	program.bat
   }

So, if 'program' is a COFF binary, i.e. more like an .exe than a .bat,
then it should be tried before program.bat, IMHO. If it's a Bourne sh
script, I'ld still prefer trying it before the crippled .bat script.


Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.