Inconsistent behavior for Win32 executable: starting from bash vs. starting from cmd.exe

Gerrit P. Haase gerrit@familiehaase.de
Tue Jul 12 10:03:00 GMT 2005


Dave Korn wrote:

> ----Original Message----
> 
>>From: Gerrit P. Haase
>>Sent: 11 July 2005 22:24
> 
> 
>>Dave Korn wrote:
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>>>  So, strictly speaking, there is no answer to the question "Is it > or
>>>< 2k in size"; the proposition is neither true, nor false, but
>>>indeterminate. 
>>
>>You probably meant a hippo is > or < 2k in *weight*?
>>
>>Gerrit
> 
> 
> 
>   I think it would have to be a very small hippo indeed to be < 2kg in
> weight, wouldn't it?  Do they make minihippos now?

Actually I thought "2k" is the abbreviation for "2 kilo"
which is an abbreviation for 2000, unit is whatever fits
best, I suggest "kilogram" in this case.


Gerrit



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