From: Andrew Cottrell Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: gawk 3.1.1 DJGPP v2.04 on Windows 2000 Pro problem using system() function and LFNs Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:26:11 +1100 Organization: ECLiPSE Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: p232-tnt8.syd.ihug.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1043558775 6406 203.173.147.232 (26 Jan 2003 05:26:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT ihug DOT co DOT nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 05:26:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.92/32.572 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com >gawk 3.1.1 seems to have a problem when using the system() function >on Windows 2000 Pro and LFNs. I have been using the version from >the v2.04 set from the Rice download page at Please ensure that you read the info on the page and try to follow it. >Here's an example session running is a W2K "dos" window (i.e., >not using a full DJGPP environment): Are you using cmd.exe or command.com? What is the date of gawk.exe? What do you have comspec set to? ..SNIP.. >i.e., using system("cmd /c whatever") appears to work OK, but >system("whatever") doesn't. >Previous versions of DJGPP gawk have run OK in Windows "DOS" >boxes for me in the past. What are the previous versions? Are these from a previous downlload from clio? > Is this a known problem with this >combination of "DOS" and LFNs? If so is it a DJGPP or W2K >problem? If the former is there a bug report in hand (I >couldn't find one when I did a quick search at >www.delorie.com/djgpp ) Please check back at the unofficial 2.04 page in a few days for the next update and give it another try. There are a few problems with find that was uploaded in Decmber and Janurary which have since been fixed in a build I did last week usign the latest LIBC code. If previosu 2.04 gawk versions worked then I expect that this should be fixed in the enxt update. If you cannot wait then email me at the address given on the 2.04 page. Andrew