DIR: don't display invalid data with devices#183
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When doing `DIR NUL` findfirst will actually return success with an attribute indicating a device exists with that name. MS-DOS shows 'File not found' in this case, but FreeCOM (and also Comcom64) can display invalid data, so let's correct that. Since the required constant FA_DEVICE isn't always present in `dos.h`, let's define it when necessary. [FDOS#181] Before (C: is MFS, D: is FAT16): ~~~ C:\>dir nul Volume in drive C is IR DXXXXS C Directory of C:\ NUL 0 10-30-25 6:55p 1 file(s) 0 bytes 0 dir(s) 49,839 Mega bytes free C:\>d: D:\>dir nul Volume in drive D has no label Volume Serial Number is 4A09-DBB4 Directory of D:\ NUL 0 10-30-25 6:55p 1 file(s) 0 bytes 0 dir(s) 42,698,752 bytes free ~~~ With patch (C: is MFS, D: is FAT16): ~~~ C:\>dir nul Volume in drive C is IR DXXXXS C Directory of C:\ File not found. C:\>d: D:\>dir nul Volume in drive D has no label Volume Serial Number is 4A09-DBB4 Directory of D:\ File not found. ~~~
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DIR NULfindfirst will actually return success with an attribute indicating a device exists with that name. MS-DOS shows 'File not found' in this case, but FreeCOM (and also Comcom64) can display invalid data, so let's correct that. Since the required constant FA_DEVICE isn't always present indos.h, let's define it when necessary.[#181]
Before (C: is MFS, D: is FAT16):
With patch (C: is MFS, D: is FAT16):