Small "bug" report (and several comments) on news://comp.os.msdos.programmer , if anyone is curious.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/comp.os.msdos.programmer/mxAPSdUML7U ============================ I pasted this DEVICE= line from my MS-DOS CONFIG.SYS into FreeDOS' CONFIG.SYS (v1.1): DEVICE=HIMEMX.EXE/MAX=2097152/NUMHANDLES=128/METHOD:PORT92 It flagged the '=' sign with an error via a caret '^' on the next line. What does that mean exactly? What could be wrong with the '=' sign? Nothing. It happens there is no correlation between the indicated error and the problem ... There is a bug in FreeDOS. So, next, I reduced the FreeDOS DEVICE= line to: DEVICE=HIMEMX.EXE It still flagged the '=' sign as an error. After spending a half-hour trying every combination of upper- and lower-case "DEVICE=", "HIMEMX.EXE", and the path, I found that FreeDOS needs a space between HIMEMX.EXE and it's parameters. Unfortunately, the need for a space is required whether the DEVICE= line has parameters or not ... I.e., the line above without parameters needs a space at the end!!! Most DOS editors trim the final spaces from the end-of-line. I'd think that anyone familiar with DOS would know that or should. If you're reading and are familiar with someone on the FreeDOS team, could you pass along this error report? Rod Pemberton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
