Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:13:54 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Magnus Lewis-Smith <magnus DOT lewis-smith AT pace DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: DJGPP perl port vs ActivePerl line length
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Magnus Lewis-Smith wrote:

>     system($command);
>     die("$script: failed ($command)\n") if ($? >> 8);
>   }
> }
> 
> Under ActivePerl the script executes properly, but under the DJGPP port
> lines longer than 127 characters get truncated, and $repos may often exceed
> 127 characters alone.

If the program you invoke via `system' is not a DJGPP program, the 
command line will be truncated at 126 (not 127) characters.

> Is there a solution or workaround, or will I have to live with this and use
> ActivePerl?

The solution and/or workaround depend on what kind of program is invoked 
via `system'.  Please tell what it is.

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