Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/08/12/19:53:26
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH] wrote:
>
> > The only issue I have with Emacs is it's lack of support for running
> > external programs.
>
> I don't understand this; invoking programs from Emacs works for ages
> with no problems at all.
>
> > I haven't checked with the
> > DJGPP version, but I have checked the Win32 (GNU & X) versions. I can't get
> > a command-shell to run or use the function "shell-command-to-string". Is
> > this an issue with the DJGPP version as well?
>
> I just now typed `M-: (shell-command-to-string "ls") RET' in the DJGPP
> version, and it returned the list of the files as a string, like I'd
> expect. I don't expect this to be a problem in the other versions of
> Emacs, either, unless you have a very old version of Emacs, or maybe
> hit a bug that's specific to those Win32 ports.
It is a bug specific to the Win32 port, and it is a listed bug. They say it
is something about running 16-bit shells, but I've tried using bash as the shell,
with no effect. I'll take a look at the DJGPP port.
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-Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318
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