* library/init.tcl (auto_execok): added 'start' to list of

	recognized built-in commands for COMSPEC on NT. [Bug: 2858]

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/library/init.tcl b/library/init.tcl
index c5afbe5..1797d50 100644
--- a/library/init.tcl
+++ b/library/init.tcl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Default system startup file for Tcl-based applications.  Defines
 # "unknown" procedure and auto-load facilities.
 #
-# RCS: @(#) $Id: init.tcl,v 1.35 1999/11/10 02:52:10 hobbs Exp $
+# RCS: @(#) $Id: init.tcl,v 1.36 2000/01/24 02:30:08 hobbs Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1991-1993 The Regents of the University of California.
 # Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
@@ -491,8 +491,14 @@ proc auto_execok name {
     }
     set auto_execs($name) ""
 
-    if {[lsearch -exact {cls copy date del erase dir echo mkdir md rename 
-	    ren rmdir rd time type ver vol} $name] != -1} {
+    set shellBuiltins [list cls copy date del erase dir echo mkdir \
+	    md rename ren rmdir rd time type ver vol]
+    if {[string equal $tcl_platform(os) "Windows NT"]} {
+	# NT includes the 'start' built-in
+	lappend shellBuiltins "start"
+    }
+
+    if {[lsearch -exact $shellBuiltins $name] != -1} {
 	return [set auto_execs($name) [list $env(COMSPEC) /c $name]]
     }