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Using the Workbench1.3 (Commodore) shell, I have experienced a dreadfull
deadlock problem. It is extremely difficult to provoke (took me ages to find
a sequence of actions that would cause it), though it can be easily
reproduced. So, before spending still more time, I thought I would try to
get a response from people having the same problems.

The problem seems to be with the automatic execution of script files with
the s bit (typically in the S: directory, like SPat and DPat). To use this
facility to its full, you add a 'path s:' to your startup-sequence, and all
is fine - you can do 'spat type #?' and the like.

However, my problem is that sometimes the shell will deadlock immediately
after typing return on a command, but before loading the command from disk.
Sometimes the entire screen will tremble for a split second before the crash.
The deadlock semms to have nothing to do with the command that locks up, or
the previous one. What happens is that a command sequence like this:

	GetDF1 DF0:		;scriptfile, basically diskcopy df0: rad:
	cd ...
	assign...
	copy ...
	run ...

will cause the deadlock, while changing the first line to

	s:GetDF1 DF0:
	^
	Note: Absolute path

makes the problem disappear (imagine finding a bug like that....)
The bug persisted even after disabling most of my startup-sequence, which
seems to rule out that third-party programs caused this. My system is an
A2000 with GVP3001 '30/'882/4Mb/80Mb HD (1 Mb chipmem). I have never had
this problem before installing the 68030, but then I didn't use scriptfiles
much before getting a harddisk.

So, if anyone has any comment to this, especially if this bug is allready
known to Commodore, I should very much like to hear it before trying to
reproduce the bug on a standard WorkBench disk and reporting it through the
proper channels. Also, while I could probably get rid of this problem by
changing to 2.0 (and I think I will, soon), I am getting rather curious as
to what's causing this. So in short, any comments will be welcomed.

	Looking forward to hear from you

	Kristian

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Kristian Nielsen                          |      ///   Only the AMIGA
Student at DIKU, University of Copenhagen |     ///
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Denmark                                   |  \XX/
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Kristian Nielsen                          |      ///   Only the AMIGA
Student at DIKU, University of Copenhagen |     ///
(Department of Computer Science)          | \\\///     makes it possible!