Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:08:27 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: bash, dir, command.com and recompiling ls under Win98 using DJGPP
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On 29 Oct 2000, J-P wrote:

> I am considering compiling `ls` using DJGPP under DOS

You don't need: there's a binary version available.  Download and install 
v2gnu/fil316b.zip from the usual DJGPP sites, and you will have `ls', 
`cp', `mv', and many other goodies.

> 1. the Win98 MS-DOS prompt is awful. Any alternatives welcomed. A Windows
>    equivalent of an xterm would be good!

I'm not aware of any free xterm clone for Windows, but if someone knows, 
be sure to tell here!

> 2. more on-topic, `dir` seems to be part of command.com, so I can't do
>    either `dir` or `ls`, which is a bit of a nightmare.

??? Is this from Bash?  I think Bash will invoke dir.exe (from the 
fil316b.zip package, mentioned above), if you install it.

You did install a DJGPP port of Bash, did you?  It isn't a Cygwin port, 
is it?  If it's a Cygwin port, I suggest to remove it and download 
v2gnu/bsh203b.zip from one of the DJGPP FTP sites: Cygwin ports and DJGPP 
ports don't mix well.

In any case, questions regarding Cygwin are off-topic in this forum.