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- From: bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org (James Elkinton)
- Subject: Re: Startup problems?
- Message-ID: <6wwwTB2w165w@tsoft.sf-bay.org>
- Sender: bbs@tsoft.sf-bay.org (BBS User)
- Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
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- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:47:04 GMT
- Lines: 60
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- bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org (James Elkinton) writes:
-
- > adap@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Edsel Adap) writes:
- >
- > > In article <1d67g0INNnks@bnsgd245.bnr.co.uk> rickt@tcom.stc.co.uk (Rick Tai
- > > >In article <1992Nov3.085833.16283@gserv1.dl.ac.uk>, g.coulter@daresbury.ac
- > > >|> I am relatively new to using the Amiga for programming and I have a que
- > > >|> that I hope someone out there can answer for me, so here goes.
- > > >|>
- > >
- > > [stuff deleted about using runback with mackie]
- > >
- > > >|> My question is this the correct way to do something like this or is the
- > > >|> way, I know it works but is it just a hack to get round something simpl
- > > >|> Thanks Gary.
- > > >
- > > >How about:
- > > > run <NIL: >NIL: mackie
- > > >before the EndCLI in your startup-sequence?
- > > >
- > >
- > > Sorry Rick, this isn't going to work as run doesn't detach from the CLI.
- > > What Gary wanted was someway of detaching mackie from the CLI so the CLI
- > > would close after the endcli command. WHat you described would only run
- > > mackie in the background and take input from the nil device and redirect
- > > all output to the nil device but doesn't detach from the cli.
- > >
- > > >--
- > > >Rick M. Tait Networking Software Engineer, Bell Northern Research (Europ
- > > >NMBase Internet: rickt@bnr.co.uk | ricktait@bnr.ca | R.Tait@bnr.co
- > > >OSI TCP/IP By Horse: Dept GM21, Oakleigh Road South, New Southgate, Lo
- > > >TLA RTFM ICBM: 43 31N 89 12W (No multiple-warheads please...)
- > >
- > > Edsel Adap
- > > --
- > > ___________________________________________________________________________
- > > | Behind Every Dark Cloud Is | Edsel Adap
- > > | A Silver Lining! | Computer Science / Mathematics Ma
- > > | (hopefully!!!) | Andrews University
- > > | Now comes the question: Is it still |
- > > | possible to get an 'A'? | adap@cs.andrews.edu
- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
- > Isn't that what RUNBACK is for? Just substitute RUNBACK for RUN. All
- > good BBSes and FTP sites should have a runback available. I depend on
- > that little command constantly.
- >
- >
- > --
- > James Elkinton (bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org)
-
- oops, sorry for re-replying, but my server is not well, to say the least.
-
- I forgot that 2.0 fixed that little detachment annoyance. Yes, this
- comment was meant for 1.3 user(s), and such that I use, since I don't
- have 2 yet (argh! Only 8 more days!! :) )
-
-
- --
- James Elkinton (bbs.zio@tsoft.sf-bay.org)
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