From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: findfirst function
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 00:17:46 -0800
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To: Rusty Conover <RConover AT wyellowstone DOT com>
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Rusty Conover wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am having trouble using the findfirst() function, when I use the
> example in the docs and when I write my own function the same event
> occurs.  The filename's first two characters are dropped, and the file's
> size is totally wrong.  I am inserting a code sample below:
> 
> Could you please find out what I or the docs are doing wrong, and let me
> know.  Thank you for your time.

This is a well-known bug in <dir.h> of DJGPP v2.00, caused by the fact
that the gcc 2.7.2 compiler does not pack structs correctly in C++.  The
workaround is to find the struct ffblk definition in <dir.h> and
surround it with:

#pragma pack(1)
...
#pragma pack()

The solution is to get the latest version of DJGPP, v2.01, which
includes fixed header files and (I think) a fixed gcc.  Be sure to
download the latest version of gcc, 'gcc2721b.zip'.

BTW, this problem is described in detail in the DJGPP FAQ
(v2/faq202b.zip), section 22.10.

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