===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -p -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c	2001/02/10 20:44:52	1.12
+++ /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c	2001/03/29 16:57:53	1.13
@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ static int go32_exec(const char *program
   /* Non-DJGPP programs cannot be run by !proxy.  */
   else if (!is_coff)
   {
-    if (type->exec_format == _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_EXE)
+    const char *ext = strrchr(real_program, '.');
+
+    if (type->exec_format == _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_EXE
+	|| (ext && stricmp(ext, ".com") == 0))
     {
       if (type->object_format != _V2_OBJECT_FORMAT_PE_COFF)
 	return direct_exec(real_program, argv, envp);
@@ -1241,7 +1244,7 @@ __dosexec_find_on_path(const char *progr
       {
 	/* If some of the `access' calls failed, `errno' will hold
 	   the reason for the failure which is irrelevant to the
-	   caller (we *did* find the execuatble).  Restore the value
+	   caller (we *did* find the executable).  Restore the value
 	   `errno' had when we were called.  */
 	errno = e;
 	return buf;