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Subject: Re: NT and DJGPP
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:47:55 GMT
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In article <385A7A20 DOT EDF22A95 AT home DOT com>,
  "Edward F. Sowell" <sowelled AT home DOT com> wrote:
>
>
> bokovoy AT bspu DOT unibel DOT by wrote:
>
> > You're not right: DOS itself (in its core) allows usage of forward
slashes.
> > Even more: if you do system calls with paths delimiters set to '/',
it'll work without
> > problems.
> > Try to type 'cd c:/windows' for example from command prompt in FAR
or another Windows
> > console application (but not from command.com - it disables
> > such notation) and see the magic.
> > --
>
> Yes, but there ARE places where the predilection of the DJGPP
software to / causes grief
> for DOS/Windows programmers.  Offhand, I can't remember the
specifics, but
> I well remember the pain. For all its virtues, not the least of which
is its cost, the
> DJGPP
> port to DOS/Windows has some UNIX baggage. I am always reluctant to
complain
> too loudly, as I do use it occasionally and the folks here provide a
lot of helpful (and
> free)
> advice. But the community is better served if these issues are better
known, and when
> raised by newcomers are addressed without being defensive.
>
> Ed Sowell
>
>

I'm an DJGPP user myself - I moved to it from BCC its have found it
wonderful!  as for the unix -like notation - that hasn't caused me any
problems @ all!! its even been a big help - I thing that was all left
in there for GCC compatibility - u c - I can make programs that will
compile in both Linux and DOS using a sing makefile!!! thanx to djgpp -
so there are pluses and minuses - but really - that shouldnot cause any
problems... look @ the allegro & rhide file dialogs - they all handle
dos/Win files correctly - for some tips lookup the allegro source

Regards,

iCEmAn
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