Hi Jerome, > 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.
Just leave it in. By the way, it's the same with '<' or '>'. Cheers, Robert -- +++ BTTR Software +++ Home page: https://www.bttr-software.de/ DOS ain't dead: https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel