Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Borland 4.5 C/C++ compiler problem From: bmarcum AT iglou DOT com X-Everything: Net-Tamer V 1.08X NNTP-Posting-Host: lou-ts13-36.iglou.com X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: lou-ts13-36.iglou.com Message-ID: <39b6a8e8_1@news.iglou.com> Date: 6 Sep 2000 16:28:24 -0500 X-Trace: 6 Sep 2000 16:28:24 -0500, lou-ts13-36.iglou.com Organization: IgLou Internet Services, Inc. Lines: 12 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: news-incoming.iglou.com Path: news.mv.net!newspeer.phoen-x.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!dca1-hub1.news.digex.net!dca1-feed3.news.digex.net!intermedia!news.iglou.com!lou-ts13-36.iglou.com Xref: news.mv.net comp.os.msdos.programmer:110174 comp.os.msdos.djgpp:103203 On 2000-09-05 jrt AT inXSformatics DOT net said: >a backup, reformat and copying all the files back. The exact flag >that causes the "unmoveable" designation I don't know about, but >documented file attributes don't have a bit that means "unmoveable". >Anyone got a good guess on this? >I think one of the programs that causes this is a DOS text editor, >not part of DJGPP. I think either the "system" attribute or "pending delete" status causes a file to be unmoveable. Try emptying the recycle bin before defragmenting. Net-Tamer V 1.08X - Test Drive