Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:15:27 +0300
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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 00:14:40 -0500 (CDT)
> 
> > +   if (_osmajor == 5 &&
> > +       (_USE_LFN)    &&
> > +       (_get_dos_version(1) == 0x532)) /* LFN and NT (or 2000 or XP) */
> > +   {
> 
> I suggest we create a new global: extern short _os_true_version
> so we can change this to:
> 
>       if (_USE_LFN && _os_true_version == 0x532)

I think we should consider this later, when we have a better notion of
how many places need this.  Note that the conditions are carefully
arranged to call _get_dos_version as the last resort, so the only
systems which are punished are DOS 5 machines with NTLFN installed,
and W2K itself.