Date:	Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:07:37 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"Jude T. DaShiell" <jdashiel AT clark DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: djgpp installation
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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Jude T. DaShiell wrote:

> Though it seems all of this stuff is working,
> when I try running go32-v2.exe in the c:\djgpp directory as well as info
> --speech-friendly both programs simply lock the computer.

Which version of go32-v2 and which version of Info do you have 
installed?  Info would print its version when invoked with --version; if 
that hangs as well, post the size and the date/time stamp of info.exe.
As for go32-v2, post its size and timne stamp.

> shell=c:\windows\command.com /e:32767 /p

E:32767 is *way* too much (nobody should need 32KB of environment).  I 
suggest not to exceed 6KB (the environment gets passed to subsidiary 
programs via the transfer buffer, whose size is 16KB by default, and you 
should leave enough space for the command-line arguments).

> device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram -d=64

What's that -d=64 for?  As far as I know, it should be d=64 (or simply
remove it).

> DEVICEhigh=C:\CDROM\HIT-DVD.SYS /D:MSCD001

This is for Windows, right?  If so, are you sure you need a CDROM driver?

> DEVICEhigh=c:\windows\setver.exe

Get rid of SETVER, it is evil.

> lh c:\windows\smartdrv 10240 10240 /v

Suggest to add c+, like this:

   lh c:\windows\smartdrv c+ 10240 10240 /v

> set comspec=c:\windows\command.com

Don't set COMPSEC yourself, let DOS/Windows do that.  They do it better 
than you do.

> lh C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

You shouldn't need MSCDEX in Windows, only in plain DOS.

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