Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!rengland
From: rengland@mntgfx.mentor.com (Richard England)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Problem with MKS Toolkit 2.3 on DOS 2.X (and solution)
Message-ID: <1988Aug25.154918.164@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Date: 25 Aug 88 22:49:13 GMT
References: <798@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton Oregon
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From article <798@helios.ee.lbl.gov>, by forrest@ux1.lbl.gov (Jon Forrest):
> I just received version 2.3 of the MKS Toolkit. I immediatly
> noticed that certain commands were having trouble finding files
> that both DOS and version 2.2 of MKS had no trouble with. I
> called MKS and found that this is a known bug and that they
> would send me a new set of floppies right away.
> 
> I'm both pleased and bothered by this. First, I'm pleased with
> the excellent treatment I was given when I called. I received
> similar treatment the last time I called in with a bug. What
> bothers me is that the problems show themselves so easily
> (the command "ls" results in an error message) and are so fundemental
> that it's hard to imagine how a new release of software got out the
> door without this being tested. Maybe they didn't test the toolkit
> under DOS 2.X. If so, then they shouldn't say it works on DOS 2.X.
> 
> In general I think the Toolkit is an excellent product and I would
> recommend it to anyone. I'm just a little worried about MKS's software
> engineering.
> 
> Jon Forrest
> FORREST@LBL.GOV
> ucbvax!lbl-csam!ux1!forrest

I am interested in finding out what your actual problem was.  When and
how did it manifest itself.  I have been useing 2.3 for about 5 weeks and
haven't seen any problems!

Perhaps my use patterns don't match yours but I'd certainly appreciate
knowing what you found.

Thanks, 

Rich England

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