Re: [Freedos-user] freedos update and 4dos

[Blair C. <bla...@gm...>]

I am with Tom

On 1/16/08, Tom Ehlert <te...@dr...> wrote:
> >> 1) 4DOS in FreeDOS 1.1: Will it - the package - have the structure
> >> of directory as the other programs? Or not? (freecom is in the
> >> root-directory...)
>
> > You are right - FreeCOM should be moved to the BIN directory.
> > At the moment, a FreeCOM in your own selected language is made
> > (by concatenating two binary blobs) during install,  which is
> > then allowed to replace the original FreeCOM from the package.
> > Both original and localized FreeCOM should be put into BIN.
>
> wrong. command.com should stay at the root directory - for the simple
> reason that the kernel expects it (by default there), and otherwise
> F5 won't work. BTW: command.com has been there for about 20 years, no
> reason to change that.
>
>
> >> 5) And...as always: I vote for using 4DOS as main command-
> >> interpreter and freecom as optional. ;-)
>
> > I vote AGAINST this.
> me too. you *are* able to use any command interpreter you like, but
> *default* should be command.com
>
> Tom
>
>
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