From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
Message-Id: <9608081326.AA10579@clio.rice.edu>
Subject: Re: window sti/cli bug
To: robert DOT hoehne AT mathematik DOT tu-chemnitz DOT de (Robert Hoehne)
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 08:26:16 -0600 (CDT)
Cc: bill_currie AT MAIL DOT TAIT DOT CO DOT NZ, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.91.960808092235.4619B-100000@newton.mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de> from "Robert Hoehne" at Aug 8, 96 09:29:03 am
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> removing a pair of disable() and enable() in the function, which was called

Windows is notoriously buggy with respect to enable/disable interrupts.  It's
a good idea not to.

> I think, if some has the time to check all the cli's and sti's in libc,
> maybe also the problems with running GDB under windows 3.1 will be solved.

Completely unrelated.  Win 3.1 is just broken.  Don't use it with GDB.