BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: Bug in OS/2 version
De:       Tommi Koivula
Data:     Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:52:08 +0300
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On 20.4.2026 9.13, Andrew Leary wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> While testing external file request processors on my OS/2 system, I
> discovered that SRIF support has apparently been broken for a while.
> The issue is that the command line to execute is logged correctly,
> but when the call actually gets made to execute it, all backslashes
> (\) in the *S macro have mysteriously vanished, causing the external
> request processor to fail to find the SRIF file. I tested with both
> ALLFIX and VIREQ, and the same problem happens with both.
>
> This used to work in the old 1.0a-446 OS/2 version, but it's broken
> in every 1.1a for OS/2 version that I've tested from -68 up to -115.

This sounds like a klibc bug. I solved it by adding "unixroot=x:" setting in a batch file that runs binkd. The drive X: does NOT exist.

'Tommi

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