Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/10/14/17:41:46
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > The programs runs fine on a machine with long filenames and DJGPP env.
> > variable set correctly. If DJGPP isn't set, it prompts for the directory
> > name.
>
> The problem with such programs is that when they backfire, they screw
> the user big time. So IMHO the program should be thoroughly tested on
> many different machines, and subject to source-level scrutiny by
> several experienced DJGPP programmers (I don't mean myself!) before it
> is released. (Assuming of course that it is indeed better than the
> `rm' trick, which I'm not sure it is.)
Ok, there are only 2 significant differences between my program and rm.
With rm, you have to know the name of the manifest file, and the path; with
mine, you get a list of application names (from the ver files). With rm, after
to uninstall everything, you are left with a directory skeleton; mine gets rid
of the directories as well.
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