On Sat, 8 Jan 2022, Jerome Shidel wrote:
Hi all,
As everyone knows and the docs clearly state, everything after a REM is ignored.
However, I recently noticed an issue with a batch file that had something like:
REM this thing [[x|4]] or later
in one of its remarks. Every time the batch was executed, it displayed a
“4]]” command not found error.
Out of curiosity, I checked under MS-DOS 6.22. It exhibited the same
behavior. I have a vague recollection of noticing this decades ago as
well.
It is a bug. But, it’s a bug that MS-DOS has as well.
What’s you opinion? Should FreeCOM replicate this “feature” or fix the bug?
Personally, I think it should be fixed. No one should be using that. If
they were, I feel they are technically just exploiting a bug and there
is no obligation to continue supporting that “feature.”
I don’t/won’t work on FreeCOM. I’m just curious about your thoughts on this.
:-)
Jerome
I think it's neither a bug nor a feature, but normal operation (daft, but
internally consistent).
My own command interpreter (which is buggy AF) does the same thing as
MS-DOS 6.22.
-uso.
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