Re: LYNX-DEV DOS patches for ac-0.98

[T.E.Dickey]

> I just compiled and checked the code for ac-0.98.   Version 0.99 doesn't
> seem to be on SLCC yet.  I noticed that several patches for DOS that I
> previously posted to fix problems haven't yet been incorporated into the
> code.  I believe that the patches to HTDOS.c, LYEdit.c, and LYCurses.c
> have been checked out, without any new problems found.  I know that Bill
> Schiavo has been planning rewrites of HTDOS.c and LYEdit.c, but I don't
> remember seeing the patches on the list.  The patches to these files are
> reposted here, updated against ac-0.98.
so this is a complete recap?  -- I had the impression there was more than
this.  (I'll look at them, but it's usually been Klaus who checks them in). 
I did look at the filename stuff a while yesterday to think about how to
make it simpler.

> There is one other problem that I would like to see addressed.  The
> files doc/CHANGES2-[3-7] exceed the DOS 8+3 filename rules, so they all
> translate into CHANGES2.  Could we rename them to CHANGES2.[3-7], so
> that each doesn't have to be renamed by hand when in an 8+3 system.
probably should review the whole filename list to see what's not 8.3 unique.
are these the only cases?
 
>                                 Doug

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