Re: l4j: new latex_view() with xdvi -sourceposition

[Günter Milde <milde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 04:21:21PM +0000, Joerg Sommer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've took a look at latex_view() and I couldn't understand why it is so
> bloated. So I rewrote it.
 
> * I don't find where run_shell_cmd is coming from. In shell.sl are only a
>   version for DOS and VMS. And I don't know what it does more then
>   system(), so I replaced the call with system().

It is intrinsic (a c-function) under Unix (and Win?) but a library function
under DOS and VMS.

>   Is there a & in the DOS-call needed or how create a background process
>   in DOS?

There is no way to create a background process under DOS. DOS is a
single-user single-task system. AFAIK, & is also unknown to Windoof.

Günter

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Milde at ife.et.tu-dresden.de

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