Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:16:38 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Dave Dribin <drib AT enteract DOT com>
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Subject: Re: spawnvpe hanging and bash GPF after running non-DJGPP exe
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On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Dave Dribin wrote:

> Ok, here's a silly idea which may show my lack of DOS environment
> understanding.  What if my program saved the old handler before
> launching the program?  Then right after the program exits, my program
> could call the old handler to essentially restore itself, just as the
> other program should have done?

You could try this.

> > Why do you need to launch the game from a DJGPP program?  Perhaps the
> > problem you are trying to solve can be solved in a different way?
> 
> I don't really need to use DJGPP.  I just figured it would be the
> easiest thing 'cause I'm not very familiar with the DOS programming
> environment.

Yes, but why did you need to launch that game from within some other 
program?  Why not from the DOS prompt?