Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!sweh From: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: DOS gcc (dj1bin) problems Message-ID: <1867@tharr.UUCP> Date: 1 Mar 91 09:18:38 GMT References: <1991Feb21.195421.15820@cs.UAlberta.CA> <3282@sixhub.UUCP> Reply-To: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Organization: Power Microsystems Ltd Lines: 21 In article <3282@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes: > Nope, the programmer's ref for v2.0 said either could be used, and >that command.com by default would use / as a switch and \ as a path, but >would use / for the path delimiter if any other character was chosen. I >think that's still documented, and it's certainly still true. I think that the INT21 function which changes the switch character was new to DOS 3.0. Also DOS4 seems to ignore the setting of this switch. ef if you set the switch character to a - then on DOS3.30 dir -w c:/ works, but on DOS4 it still demands dir /w c:\ A real pain when using MKS Tools in the KornShell! -- Stephen Harris Disclaimer: me have an opinion? | Email: ..!ukc!axion!tharr!sweh What an idea! | sweh%tharr.uucp@uk.co.bt.axion Wanted: humour transplant | tharr!sweh@uk.ac.ukc <-- tharr *free* public access to Usenet in the UK 0234 261804 -->