Re: "AUTOEXEC" - the first line in the history log

Klaus Meinhard пишет:
Steve Fabian wrote:
Since the whole logging concept is beyond COMMAND.COM, there is no
compatibility issue here. I agree with Lucho - this is a minor bug in
4DOS, the simple fix should be made. There is no reason whatsoever to
insert a command not explicitly invoked into the history log.

Are you sure? Have you searched your database of the support forums? It might have been put in to help debugging a crash in the not so elaborate DOS days whereas NT/XP have more sophisticated options.

I think a "post mortem" analysis can be done only where a core dump file can be created, e.g. in Unix (I think not even in Windows). In DOS - no. And for crash debugging during AUTOEXEC execution, the batch debugger is a much better tool. The presence of the AUTOEXEC line in the history log tells only that a crash hadn't occurred before AUTOEXEC execution began. And a 4DOS crash before AUTOEXEC can be debugged with an undocumented /Z switch (/Z1-/Z8 show each 4DOS start stage, and Z9 waits for a keystroke after each stage). For more details, please see the 4DOSTART.ASM source.

Regards,
Lucho
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