From: "John M. Aldrich" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: ?? 2.00 -> 2.01 Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 23:21:30 +0000 Organization: Two pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt Lines: 31 Message-ID: <3386267A.3056@cs.com> References: <5m38p1$2hga AT elmo DOT cadvision DOT com> Reply-To: fighteer AT cs DOT com NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp107.cs.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Calvin French wrote: > > I don't really want to completely reinstall djgpp. What files do I need > to upgrade from 2.00 to 2.01, and how can I test to see what version I > have on my system? Look at the version numbers of the packages. Nearly every DJGPP package got an updated version in the upgrade to v2.01. You do not _have_ to get a completely new distribution, but it is highly recommended. The primary reason is that the handling of long command lines was changed in v2.01, and therefore v2.01 programs cannot pass long command lines to v2.00 ones. This can break many programs, particularly RHIDE and GNU Make. Additionally, the handling of long filenames under Win95 was greatly improved, so if you have Win95 and like working from a DOS shell, you should update any programs that you use regularly. Another new item is the DJGPP Knowledge Base, which lists among other things the changes made from v2.00 to v2.01. The KB is available online from . On average, it's best to get a completely new distribution, even if it means a fair bit of download time. Good luck! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I | mailto:fighteer AT cs DOT com | | God's final message to His Creation: | http://www.cs.com/fighteer | | "We apologize for the inconvenience."| <<< This tagline under >>> | | - Douglas Adams | <<< construction >>> | ---------------------------------------------------------------------