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Re: YES freezes OS/2!

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From: Lucian_Dancanet
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 21:40
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mmtl@hobson.cc.flinders.edu.au (T.Lampre) writes:

>I have no idea why your program does not work, but can't you achieve
>the same thing by using "del . /n"?

In the on-line "OS/2 Command Reference" the switches /P and /N are mentioned,
but there is no explanation about what they do. Thanks for the tip.

And now, compile and link this simple program as a PM application:

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  while(1)
    puts("y");
}

If you run it, OS/2 crashes, and you have to cold reboot.

OK, the program works when linked as a text-windowed application.

Is this normal?

Lucian
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