Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!ux1.lbl.gov!forrest From: forrest@ux1.lbl.gov (Jon Forrest) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Problem with MKS Toolkit 2.3 on DOS 2.X (and solution) Keywords: mks Message-ID: <798@helios.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 21 Aug 88 01:29:12 GMT Sender: usenet@helios.ee.lbl.gov Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley Lines: 21 I just received version 2.3 of the MKS Toolkit. I immediatly noticed that certain commands were having trouble finding files that both DOS and version 2.2 of MKS had no trouble with. I called MKS and found that this is a known bug and that they would send me a new set of floppies right away. I'm both pleased and bothered by this. First, I'm pleased with the excellent treatment I was given when I called. I received similar treatment the last time I called in with a bug. What bothers me is that the problems show themselves so easily (the command "ls" results in an error message) and are so fundemental that it's hard to imagine how a new release of software got out the door without this being tested. Maybe they didn't test the toolkit under DOS 2.X. If so, then they shouldn't say it works on DOS 2.X. In general I think the Toolkit is an excellent product and I would recommend it to anyone. I'm just a little worried about MKS's software engineering. Jon Forrest FORREST@LBL.GOV ucbvax!lbl-csam!ux1!forrest