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From: "Andreas Eibach" <aeibach AT mail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 'The system cannot execute the specified program' (again)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 14:10:33 +0100
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa AT zytor DOT com> schrieb:
> > I can only say I *DO* need very long lines in my batch file, because
people
> > with deep directory trees do not even need to have directories with a
> > certain number of characters, but only the grade of tree depth will
> > automatically make paths quite long.
>
> Standard DOS doesn't support this.  If you're using 4DOS as the shell
> there is an environment variable that the full command line is passed
> in.  I have no idea if NT does that when it emulates DOS programs, my
> guess is no.

Correct guess. As the djgpp-compiled application is recognized as 16bit, it
will also _go under 16bit restrictions_, and that is (see also MS KB
article) very limited line length for batch files.

> > If djgpp does not support this, maybe I should look for mingw32, because
> > that 16bit thing really annoys me.
>
> Yes, if you want Win32 programs, as opposed to DOS programs, use
> MinGW32.  That's what it's for.

OK.

-Andreas