From: Daniel Barker <sokal AT holyrood DOT ed DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Does Windows 98 lose DMPI descriptors?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 01:26:28 +0000
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On 18 Feb 1999, Martin Str|mberg wrote:

[snip]

> A better test would probably be to loop over something that starts
> another program, not an internal command.

"expr" and "true" are not internal commands on my setup, according to the
bash command "type". Which means I was able to do over 90000 launches of
DJGPP programs from one shell before I killed it for a reason unrelated to
anything important. 

But in case they are an imperfect test for other reasons, I've downloaded
Andris Pavenis' program posted yesterday and will compile and try that
soon. 


Daniel Barker,
Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology,
Swann Building,
King's Buildings,
Mayfield Road,
Edinburgh
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UK