Hello all, Unfortunately I haven't had the time to have this where I'd like it to be, but there are so many improvements from others since the last release that I want to try and get it into the next interim release. I recommend using the latest release (or even automatic builds from GitHub for testing).
https://github.com/FDOS/kernel/releases/tag/ke2044 The FreeDOS Kernel (kernel.sys) is the core part of FreeDOS that provides DOS services (program loading, file and device I/O, memory management, and the INT 21h API most DOS software calls). Kernel 2044 is an incremental maintenance release with a mix of build fixes, boot/runtime edge‑case fixes, and compatibility updates. - Updated boot and initialization paths to handle configuration and environment data more consistently across machines - Minor adjustments to environment variable handling during startup - Small fixes in file system initialization to handle unusual partition or drive layouts more predictably - Build system and compiler compatibility cleanups so the kernel builds more reliably with current toolchains - Source and header updates for stricter C compilers - Reduced compiler warnings in selected modules - File Control Block (FCB) handling fixes for better behavior with older software that still uses FCB APIs - Refinements to redirector-related code paths in network or redirected drive setups - Safer disk I/O at and around 4GB boundaries to avoid incorrect addressing on large media - Adjusted extended seek logic for large files to avoid off‑by‑one and overflow edge cases - Internal changes to improve Windows 3.x Enhanced Mode compatibility in typical configurations - Updates to name resolution and TRUENAME logic to cope better with complex or mixed path inputs - Minor adjustments to device handling for certain character and block devices - Miscellaneous bug fixes in memory management and interrupt handling paths, focused on rare edge cases rather than functional changes See release or git for a more complete list of changes. Thank you, Jeremy _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
