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Message-Id:	<AAHaMKr0B2@insect.ief.spb.su>
Organization:	Inst. of Evolutionary Physiology & Biochemistry,
	St.Petersburg
From:	pavel AT insect DOT ief DOT spb DOT su (Pavel Ozerski)
Date:	Thu, 7 May 98 10:56:01 +0300
Reply-To:	pavel AT insect DOT ief DOT spb DOT su
Subject:	next bug in COMMAND.COM

I found a small bug in DR-DOS COMMAND.COM
(DIR internal command).

Symptom: not always correct LONGNAME interaction.

I load LONGNAME.EXE.
Then I create a test file with long name:

copy con "test file name"
------------------------
OK! Then I ask for files in the current subdirectory:

dir /l
------
Result:

TESTFI~1                18  7/05/98 10:09  test file name
=========================================================

OK! Then I try:

dir /l TESTFI~1
---------------
Result:

TESTFI~1                18  7/05/98 10:09  TESTFI~1
===================================================
As it shown, in the second result the file name is not expanded.

I assume that the bug is localized in the COMMAND.COM. This (7.02)
version has at least 2 additional problems:
1. Too big resident size wich causes problems while loading into HMA
(DOS BIOS CODE cannot be loaded into HMA if COMMAND is loaded using
HISHELL SIZE=2160);

2. HILOAD/BAT conflict. If exist available UMBs then
trying to execute
HILOAD myfile.bat
causes message:
Batch files nested too deeply.

I understand that LONGNAME is only beta version and its support
can be not complete. But beta-testing exists for searching for
bugs. But the COMMAND.COM is included into the official DOS
release. That is too much bugs for the final version!!! I think, all
DR-DOS users are waiting for the update of COMMAND.COM and possibly kernel.

Does CALDERA message anything about next release or update of DR-DOS?
Are 7.02 kernel sources available?
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