Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 08:35:17 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Peter Cassidy <peter DOT cassidy AT rocksoft DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 9$$DJREN.$$T Rename bug?
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On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Peter Cassidy wrote:

> I've found out the .tmp thing was misleading; I had done two things: added
> .tmp and deleted the 'new' file.  The docco says it should handle existing
> new files, but when I delete them first in the application, things work much
> better.

The function should work even when the new file exists.

> So how do I debug in pure DOS?

With GDB.

> The supplied gdb.exe doesn't run in pure DOS

How do you mean ``doesn't run''?  What happens if you try?

FWIW, I'm using gdb.exe on plain DOS all the time, and it works well for 
me.

> It only runs in a command window.

What ``command window'' did you mean?