On Sep 18 2003, Kevin P. Roth wrote:

> Two things.
>
> 1: It sounds like you're already using a command-line program
> (in this case, it's curl.exe). Is that true? If so, why not
> create a .CMD file, with a line in it like this:
>
> CURL.EXE --VERSION > C:\TEMP\CURL_VERSION.TXT
>
> and then run the .CMD file instead of the curl command line.
> You'll get what you need in a file, and you won't have to
> convince Daniel that you can't do without this extra code.

Good idea. I'll give it a shot.

> 2: curl *is* open source... You're welcome to maintain your
> own version (continuously patching the real version with your
> necessary change) that acts how you want.

I'm trying to avoid forking the version I use. I hadn't decided yet whether
that would be more work than maintaining all the extra Windows code I was
looking at. Your idea #1 may make it all moot.

Thanks much.

-DB

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Received on 2003-09-18