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Re: [RFA] Re: DOS/Windows-specific code: cli-cmds.c


> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:47:14 -0400
> From: David Taylor <taylor@candd.org>
> 
>     Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:28:57 +0300 (IDT)
>     From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
> 
>     > Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 14:41:53 +0300 (IDT)
>     > From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
>     > 
>     >     * cli-cmds.c:
>     > 
>     >     /* FIXME: this should be auto-configured!  */
>     >     #ifdef __MSDOS__
>     >     # define CANT_FORK
>     >     #endif
>     > 
>     > This seems to cry for either an Autoconf test (based on whether the
>     > compiler defines __MSDOS__ or not) or perhaps the whole snippet should
>     > be moved to config/i386/xm-go32.h.
>     > 
>     > 
>     >     * cli-cmds.c:shell_escape()
>     > 
>     >     #ifdef __DJGPP__
>     >       /* Make sure to return to the directory GDB thinks it is, in case the
>     >        shell command we just ran changed it.  */
>     >       chdir (current_directory);
>     >     #endif
>     > 
>     > This code is there because the current working directory is a global
>     > notion (as opposed to being private to each process on Posix
>     > systems).  Windows ports, at least the non-Cygwin ones, probably want
>     > this as well.  Suggestions how to test this, anyone?  Should we define
>     > a GLOBAL_CURDIR macro (zero by default)?
> 
>     Here's the patch to fix these two issues.  Okay to commit?
> 
> 
>     2001-06-10  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
> 
> 	    * cli/cli-cmds.c (shell_escape) [GLOBAL_CURDIR]: Condition the
> 	    call to chdir on this symbol rather than on __DJGPP__.
> 	    (CANT_FORK) [__MSDOS__]: Move from here...
> 	    * defs.h (CANT_FORK) [__MSDOS__]: ...to here.
> 	    (GLOBAL_CURDIR) [__MSDOS__]: Define.
> 
> Sorry for the delay.  The defs.h part is approved.

Fernando, could you please review this?  Thanks.


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