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	Steele on Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:29:32 +0100)
Subject: Re: djgpp and Win2K
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> From: Douglas Steele <Douglas AT dsteele DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:29:32 +0100
> 
> I use basic djgpp programs (eg bash, ls, cat, etc...) but no IDE or gcc
> etc on Win95.  I will probably have to upgrade to Win2K before soon.
> 
> Does anyone know if these programs work OK on Win2K ?

Windows 2000 has problems with running nested DJGPP programs.  This
means that you will probably be unable to build programs by running
the Make utility.  Compilation from the command line does work.  Since
Bash is a DJGPP program, you might have problems with nesting levels
more than one.

Another problem reported on Windows 2000 is that `touch' (from
Fileutils) sometimes fails.

My advice would be not to upgrade if you can.