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Date:	Tue, 11 May 2004 15:24:09 GMT
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> >I have a program called ch professional, which launches from the command
> >line under win2k, and uses djpgg "ln" to create soft links which doesn't
> >work.
> From my interaction with the company in 2002 when DJGPP 2.04 was in
> alpha release (make that gamma in respect of crashing on 2K/XP) ch
> uses a number of utils from the V2GNU directory and they include them
> in their commercial program.
> >The vendors manual says ln - S is implemented.  But does not work from
> >the
> >win2k command line(dos box).  I sent a support question about this
> >problem
> >to the vendors support line, who suggested, I go to this newsgroup to get
> >an
> >answer.
> >
> >any suggestions?
> Go back and ask them which version alpha or beta version of DJGPP they
> use to build CH.  And inform them that the most stable version was
> reelased at the end of 2003.
>
> When I dealt with them they were not very helpful and used an alpha
> version that I built to do a commercail release of CH which was very
> very very crazy.
>
> If you go and grab the files from one of the following links then you
> will end up with the latest version of the V2GNU files. I do not know
> which ones you need:-
> Now you have two options to choose from, you only need to do one:-
>   a) Download the 2.04 beta files from
> http://clio.rice.edu/djgpp/win2k/main_204.htm
>   b) Download the 2.04 beta files from
> ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/alpha/v2gnu/
>
> Do not download the files from
> ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/alpha/v2 as they are old....
>
>
> Good luck and all the best with your dealing with them.
>
> Andrew

I will take you up on your suggestion, thanks.

MikeF

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