DOS ain't dead

mieh tuh! (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 09.01.2009, 00:46

> > And yet it seems to not work in FreeDOS (but works fine in DR-DOS,
> WinXP,
> > etc), go figure. I have no idea, maybe a GNU pthreads bug??
>
> Wouldn't it be more reasonable to assume a bug in FreeDOS?

Maybe, but I think it's more likely a bug in the DJGPP GNU pthreads port. If I strip out some MT defines and rebuild, it works in FreeDOS.

> Judging from my experience ("Ctrl-C" bug) I'd say the FreeDOS kernel has
> done a couple of significant steps backwards in 2008.

Report it to Eric. But he's pretty much the only active kernel person these days (AFAICT).

> > Look on the bright side, I guess, at least HX + 7ZA still works (and
> > faster too without dragging behind official releases). Kudos to
> Japheth.
>
> Kuhl!

You've done very well! (Japheth for 2008 DOS "Man of the Year")!

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Complete thread:

• 7-Zip 4.62 released - Rugxulo, 06.12.2008, 12:23 (Announce)
  • 7-Zip 4.63 released 2008-12-31 - DOS386, 01.01.2009, 13:03
    • 7-Zip 4.64 released 2009-01-03 - DOS386, 04.01.2009, 11:08
      • p7zip 4.61 for DJGPP - Rugxulo, 04.01.2009, 21:16
        • p7zip 4.61 for DJGPP (but hates FreeDOS??) - Rugxulo, 06.01.2009, 03:11
          • mieh tuh! - Japheth, 07.01.2009, 07:58
            • mieh tuh! - Rugxulo, 09.01.2009, 00:46
              • mieh tuh! - Japheth, 09.01.2009, 18:09
                • mieh tuh! - ecm, 09.01.2009, 18:31
                  • mieh tuh! - RayeR, 12.01.2009, 14:04
                • Japheth 2008 DOS Man of the Year - Rugxulo, 09.01.2009, 23:28
                  • Japheth 2008 DOS Man of the Year - ecm, 11.01.2009, 11:01
            • miau tuh! | CTL-C-BUG of what ??? - DOS386, 24.01.2009, 09:20
        • p7zip 4.61 for DJGPP (refreshed) - Rugxulo, 16.01.2009, 01:54
      • 7-Zip 4.64 released 2009-02-03 - Rugxulo, 19.02.2009, 02:29