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EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's (Users)

posted by DOS386, 13.04.2009, 09:37

> Inside the distributed patch or binary ZIP files. Ever downloaded them?

Oops ... sorry, boasting with test results, but forgot to download the stuff before

> I still don't understand what you mean by "Renaming a file in a
> subdirectory switches to main". Did you delete dot and dotdot

YES, using Wde.

> and then renaming a file in a subdirectory (using 21.56)

Using REN

> switches back to the root in EDR-DOS?

YES, a strong sign that EDR-DOS does use the dot's

> There's good old SFN software

OK.

> [3] fake no 21.71 support at all on unsupported subfunctions of EDR-DOS
> i.e. return CF unchanged, al=0. This might show less ingenious programmers
> that this function is not supported. (But could break other software.)

Works very well for me, and can be switched at any time.

> I'm still of the opinion that you have to expect error code 0001h on LFN
> (sub)functions as well. It's just what MS-DOS would do if some (say, the
> SUBST-related) 21.71 functions but not all were supported.

OK, Japheth isn't and there is again no only valid specification defining how things are supposed to work, as usual At least I got a "fix" that works for me

> Considered creating a new thread?

Of course NO, just to be prepared to the hypothetical case that someone wants to fix the bugs one day I prefer to bunch them together so they can be found easily

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Complete thread:

• EDR-DOS bug report - Japheth, 23.12.2007, 10:02 (Users)
  • EDR-DOS bug report - rr, 26.12.2007, 13:53
  • EDR-DOS bug report - david, 26.12.2007, 17:53
  • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - DOS386, 05.04.2009, 04:06
    • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - ecm, 05.04.2009, 09:51
      • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - DOS386, 07.04.2009, 05:39
        • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - Japheth, 07.04.2009, 08:13
        • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - ecm, 07.04.2009, 13:16
          • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - DOS386, 13.04.2009, 09:37
            • EDR-DOS WIP 2009-03-28 released | many BUG's - ecm, 13.04.2009, 14:12
              • unsupp 71xx + DEVLOAD - DOS386, 13.04.2009, 14:26
                • DEVLOAD - ecm, 14.04.2009, 02:45
  • 3 more - DOS386, 07.04.2009, 07:00
    • Even 3 more - DOS386, 13.04.2009, 10:07
      • Even 3 more - DOS386, 13.04.2009, 10:10
      • Even 3 more? - Japheth, 14.04.2009, 17:35
        • Even 3 more? - rr, 15.04.2009, 19:40
          • Even 3 more? - Rugxulo, 16.04.2009, 17:40
            • Question of patience! - Japheth, 16.04.2009, 20:53
              • Question of patience! - Rugxulo, 16.04.2009, 21:23
                • Question of patience! - Japheth, 16.04.2009, 22:00
                  • Question of patience! - Rugxulo, 16.04.2009, 22:05
                    • Question of patience! - Japheth, 16.04.2009, 22:20
                      • Question of patience! - rr, 16.04.2009, 22:26
                      • Question of patience! - Rugxulo, 16.04.2009, 22:52
                      • Question of patience! - ecm, 17.04.2009, 12:29
        • evil will - DOS386, 22.05.2009, 07:56
          • evil will - rr, 23.05.2009, 18:25