dan-hankins@cup.portal.com (Daniel B Hankins) (01/14/89)
I can't get PATH: to do anything but Guru. I create a file, 'c', on PATH: with the following contents: RAM: RAD:C/ DF0:C/ DF1: The program 'ls' resides on df0:c, and the Shell directory pointer is set to RAD:. When I issue the 'ls' command, the system gurus. If it will help, I will do it again and provide the Meditation number. As for PathAss, it seems to work very well with two exceptions: Any attempt to use PathAss on the l: directory causes a hang, probably because path-handler is in l: and is open at the time it attempts to do the re-assignment. Also, PathAss does not preserve the pure bit when opening a file. That is, things like this happen: SYS: 1> PathAss c: ram:,rad:c,df0:c,df1: SYS: 1> c:Resident c:Copy Pure bit not set Cannot load c:Copy This can be circumvented by using the 'pure' option of Resident, but that defeats the purpose of having a pure bit in the first place. Can anyone suggest ways to solve the problems with PATH: and PathAss? Dan Hankins
shadow@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) (01/15/89)
I'm not as worried about PathAss losing the pure bit as I am about its apparent unreliability. It's a great program, and extremely handy, but ever since I installed it on my system disk, (for command searching, in part. First with pathassign c: ... and later tried using pathassign bin: ... followed by assign c: bin:. Didn't help.) I've had GOMF popping up randomly saying "DOS Library" - "Unexpected packet received"... (or occasionally "No general error") and the system would stop running completely. Other times the system just GURUs with no warning. It is very annoying. Any ideas what the problem is or how to fix it? Also, where can I find PATH:? Deven ------- shadow@pawl.rpi.edu --- Deven Thomas Corzine ------------------------- Cogito shadow@acm.rpi.edu 2346 15th Street Pi-Rho America ergo userfxb6@rpitsmts Troy, NY 12180-2306 (518) 272-5847 sum... In the immortal words of Socrates... "I drank what?" ...I think.
dan-hankins@cup.portal.com (Daniel B Hankins) (01/17/89)
Deven, and anyone else, can find path in comp.binaries.amiga. Dan Hankins