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From: Jeremy Cooke <jeremy DOT c AT zetnet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: abort() disrupts Win95
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 22:27:31 +0100
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In message <3222E1D6 DOT 41C67EA6 AT dra DOT hmg DOT gb>
        Ian Miller <itmiller AT dra DOT hmg DOT gb> writes: 

> The following program, compiled as C in a Win95 DOS box, writes
> "Abort!" and then stops as one would expect. But when I hit return
> at the next DOS prompt Win95 kills my DOS box and tells me I should
> stop all programs and reboot (although I don't seem to have to). If
> I run it under old DOS, there is no problem.

> #include <stdlib.h>

> int main(int argc, char** argv)
> {
>  abort();
> }

> Not too complicated, huh?

> Could somebody else try this on Win95 to see whether this is a
> general problem or if it is just me, please?

>DJGPP 2.00, Win95 DOS box (LFN=n), 486DX4/100, 24Mbytes RAM

Worked fine for me!

DJGPP 2.00, Win95 DOS box, Pentium90,16Mb RAM

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