DOS ain't dead - "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p"

"A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" (Announce)

posted by jaybur , UK, 20.12.2007, 12:23

> Well, I have results:
>
> - No sensitivity to directory name
> - Bug occurs __ONLY__ (at least now seems to :-| ) in directories
> containing no files, irrespective whether there are some (visible) DIR's in
> or not
> - Inserting floppy doesn't help much (it just repeatedly accesses it)
> - Occurs in FreeDOS, not in EDR-DOS (please, everyone who reads this,
> suggest me to throw away FreeDOS :crying: )

Please throw away FreeDOS! :-D

> - I'm not aware of any other app exposing such bug symptoms (FreeDOS kernel
> bug ? :-( )

To be fair, it still might be a GVFM bug that only FreeDOS is exposing.

> > You wouldn't have to fix the problem, just have a go at identify where
>
> Feel free to send ... and point me to "hot" files ... or need an external
> backup ? ;-)

Okay. I'll probably spend most of today trying to find the cause of this behaviour. Once I've done what I can, I'll prepare a GV distro for those that I mentioned who would like it, or anyone else who can make a good case for wanting it. It won't be my usual pro-quality distro with GUI installer and all the bells and whistles, simply a ZIP file plus some instructions on how to get up-and-running. Please also note that its IDE help file (GVISION.TPH) is horribly out of date.

> > and no it doesn't have a UINT32 equivalent.
>
> I consider this issue as pretty critical :-(

Why? Unsigned 32 bit variables are seldom needed. The GV RTL does provide some support for them though. You have to be a little more careful with them of course because the compiler thinks they are signed values.

Minor issue: "a" and "p" in times - no way to switch off ?

These are dictated by the locale settings returned by your DOS. GVFM will use the conventions that your DOS thinks are appropriate for your language/location. But I will add an option to set this in the next non-bugfix release.

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Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 18.12.2007, 17:01 (Announce)
- Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 00:05
  - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 00:55
    - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 01:39
      - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 01:52
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 02:36
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - Japheth, 19.12.2007, 03:04
        GVFM -- Windows detection - Rugxulo, 19.12.2007, 03:16
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 03:31
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - Japheth, 19.12.2007, 11:02
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 03:46
        Windaube :-((( - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 04:01
        Windaube :-((( - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 04:24
        Windaube / HDPMI=??? / GVFM - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 20:54
        Windaube / HDPMI=??? / GVFM - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 22:40
        "A" bug / BP7 / screenshots - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 23:41
        "A" bug / BP7 / screenshots - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 01:09
        "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" - DOS386, 20.12.2007, 01:37
        "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" - Laaca, 20.12.2007, 11:16
        "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 11:57
        "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 18:24
        "A" bug : some results / BP7 / "a" and "p" - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 12:23
        FreeDOS a bad DOS? - Japheth, 20.12.2007, 12:36
        "A" bug / BP7 / screenshots - Laaca, 20.12.2007, 09:56
        "A" bug / BP7 / screenshots - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 11:53
        GVFM source - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 12:03
        GVFM source - rr, 20.12.2007, 17:27
        GVFM source - Laaca, 20.12.2007, 21:49
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 20.12.2007, 23:16
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - jaybur, 21.12.2007, 01:05
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - DOS386, 21.12.2007, 02:55
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - jaybur, 21.12.2007, 11:35
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - DOS386, 21.12.2007, 22:53
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 21.12.2007, 23:13
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - jaybur, 21.12.2007, 23:37
        Updating kernel - Laaca, 22.12.2007, 10:25
        Updating kernel - Rugxulo, 24.12.2007, 14:27
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - jaybur, 22.12.2007, 14:48
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS - jaybur, 21.12.2007, 23:24
        GVFM / BP7 / FreeDOS -- drive A: bug?? - Rugxulo, 24.12.2007, 14:22
  - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 01:22
    - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 01:45
      - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 03:01
  - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 02:49
    - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - DOS386, 19.12.2007, 03:42
  - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - Japheth, 20.12.2007, 12:24
    - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 13:08
      - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - Japheth, 20.12.2007, 13:51
        Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 14:33
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - Japheth, 20.12.2007, 15:39
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 15:52
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 18:01
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - Japheth, 20.12.2007, 19:51
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - jaybur, 20.12.2007, 20:20
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - Japheth, 21.12.2007, 13:34
        VESAMTRR v1.3 - jaybur, 21.12.2007, 13:50
- Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 (under DOSBox) - Rugxulo, 19.12.2007, 02:53
  - Graphic Vision File Manager 2.63 (under DOSBox) - jaybur, 19.12.2007, 03:19