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> From: "one2001boy AT yahoo DOT com" <one2001boy AT yahoo DOT com>
> Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 06:17:39 GMT
> 
> I am checking how bash can call date.exe correctly even if it doesn't 
> have the built-in command. Your answer below might answer the qusetion
> since system() in djgpp won't call call date.exe first.

Bash will call date.exe _because_ it doesn't have the built-in command
`date'.

> > The DJGPP version of `system' should have found date.exe first.  And
> > we don't have `createprocess' in DJGPP.  Are you at all using DJGPP?
> 
> I use both djgpp and VC++. system() in VC++ will call date.exe first if 
> found. Thanks.

Actually, it should be the other way around: VC++ always calls the
shell, so the built-in `date' command will be invoked, while the DJGPP
implementation of `system' will first look for an external date.exe
and only if not found, will call the shell built-in.

If this doesn't work for you, please present a short test program that
can be compiled and run to reproduce your problem.