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RCS file: /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c,v
retrieving revision 1.5.2.1
retrieving revision 1.5.2.2
diff -p -u -r1.5.2.1 -r1.5.2.2
--- djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c	2001/12/05 19:27:43	1.5.2.1
+++ /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/libc/dos/process/dosexec.c	2001/12/11 05:59:37	1.5.2.2
@@ -683,7 +683,10 @@ static int go32_exec(const char *program
   /* Non-DJGPP programs cannot be run by !proxy.  */
   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))
       return direct_exec(program, argv, envp);
     else
       return __dosexec_command_exec (program, argv, envp);