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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:29:45 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Martin Fraser <frasers AT interlog DOT com>
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Subject: Re: SV: DJGPP and NT 4.0???
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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Martin Fraser wrote:

> > It is IMHO much simpler and less error-prone to remove the entire DJGPP
> > tree and install it again using a DOS unzip program.
> 
> Agreed <grin>.  But the unzip386.exe that was posted on ftp.simtel.net didn't
> work on my machine - it just crashed, not sure if it was an NT problem.
> Writing a program was preferable to searching for a working unzip.

There's unzip32.exe on every DJGPP site nowadays, it should do just fine 
without crashing.

> I didn't know that.  I know this isn't a Windows forum, but you've piqued my
> curiosity.  What is the setting that removes '~'?

See section 22.18 of the DJGPP FAQ list.

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