Thread: C system call and msdos batch files.

Originally Posted by Dino

Or, maybe bat files don't support the long names, so you have to use the PROGRA~1 flavor syntax?

I tried that but that didn't seem to work either, maybe it was something else I don't know, yes maybe it as something else, I only changed the names with spaces in, I'd need to change them all wouldn't I will try that later.
But I forsee problems with it - what if more than one file has the same name at the start?

OK I tried it again and it does work!!
I don't like it much though, but it does work, I am a bit worried it might cause problems
elsewhere going in the reverse direction.

Again, why not use gcc-mingw instead - it's free, it's available, it's using a modern version of gcc (more standards compliant), and it's working in the native Windows API.

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Mats

Originally Posted by matsp

Again, why not use gcc-mingw instead - it's free, it's available, it's using a modern version of gcc (more standards compliant), and it's working in the native Windows API.

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Mats

Sounds like a good idea I guess I am just used to whatI have got but I must give it a go
I had a few probs installing the last compiler.
Actually that sounds quite good if it mean I can interface via windows instead of running in a dos window. I've been meaninng to switch to that. I am trying to download and install it now.

Edit having a few probs doing that seem it could not dowload some of the files.

Originally Posted by esbo

OK I tried it again and it does work!!

NAILED IT!!

Originally Posted by esbo

OK I seem to have downloaded and install it.
Not sure how to run it though.
Maybe i need to read some stuff?

Quite likely. But "gcc -Wall xxx.c -o xxx" will compile your program and produce xxx.exe

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Mats

After you've set up the PATH environment variable of course

Originally Posted by robwhit

DJGPP supports long filenames

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/eli....html#Features

Doesn't mention Windows XP,

The DJGPP library features transparent and automatic support for long file names on Windows 9X8. The DJGPP startup code queries the system for the availability of the LFN API, and if it's available, all low-level file-oriented primitives are automatically switched to using the special LFN-aware functions. This run-time detection of the LFN support means that the same executable will run on DOS and on Windows, and will automatically support long file names when it runs on Windows 9X.

LFN API may not even be available according to that.

OK
I managed to download it and install it.
I found the 'documentation' and installation procedure a bit confusing.

Anyway first i compiled a test program with g++ by following the instructions,
that compiled OK, no sure what g++ is, is it just a c++ compiler?

Anyway it compiled and ran OK, but I really wanted gcc, ofcourse I already have one of them
and as the path was set up it would have ran the old version so I just put in
the full path name so it ran the new version.

That compiled OK too, as you would expect as I guess g++ "contains" gcc?

I have not tested the long path names yet as I had 'worked around them' because I needed
a version which works.
It's actually going to be a bit of a pain going back to were I was now!!

-Wall tells the compiler to tell you about "all" "W"arnings.