Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:46:47 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: John Schucker <gwynn AT gdinet DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Help! gcc, bash, etc., die in win95 DOS box!
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On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, John Schucker wrote:

> I'm running win95, and when I go to a DOS prompt, bash runs, gcc runs, but
> they can't pipe for some reason

Probably because your TMPDIR variable points to an invalid place.  See 
section 6.11 of the FAQ for more info.  (If TMPDIR is okay, maybe it's 
TEMP or TMP that is invalid.)

> and bash used to make the windows ding
> sound when you were at the bash$ prompt and hit backspace, and it doesn't
> do that anymore either.

I won't have any idea, unless you try to describe what did you change 
between the last time it worked and now.

> Anyway, since it won't pipe, I can't compile anything with gcc.

Huh?  What do Bash pipes have to do with compilation?  The DJGPP port of 
GCC doesn't use pipes when it compiles, so you shouldn't have any 
problems compiling.  If the compiler fails, please post the error 
messages here.

> ANyway, if you can help, direct responses to my mail, gwynn AT gdinet DOT com
> please, since my newsfeed is kind of spotty.

Please make sure your return address is set to this, so my mailer could 
do that automatically.