Hello all, 1. I saw a bug in the tracker (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2901916&group_id=5109&atid=105109) regarding creation of cross-linked files on FAT32; this bug is new in 2039/not present in 2038. Seems to be very serious, but perhaps rare.
2. Size optimizations again Could nonls be re-enabled, since 2039 OW/UPX kernels seem to be about 2-4 kb larger than 2038.? Also, could the "LFN helper api" be commented out of the default build? The code in question is not current (reserves 3 fnodes, when only 2 are presently in use), and it is only a backend for an unwritten TSR. Would anyone be interested seeing the no-hd patches (and related stuff) merged into the tree as a build option (eg "build fat16 nohd")? For what it's worth, this sounds like CD and _perhaps_ USB drivers would work, but not native USB boot (emulates HD), flash chips, or any bios drivers that don't use a floppy or floppy emulation. But we have two people who use it...Are there any more? Thanks, Ibidem PS- I looked up the Linux VFAT patent-avoidance patch (hack), and it seems to be less critical than I thought: It is a patch that enables a build configuration option (not identified). If the Linux kernel config does not show this option, it was not applied; if it shows the hack as not enabled, the code was not used. OFFTOPIC: JaguiD (Java with GUI for DOS) might be worth testing; the Ikon GUI, offered commercially this fall as an OS with some (unspecified) FreeDOS kernel, is now public domain/unmaintained--it should work with FreeDOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list Freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel
