Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/26/08:18:13
> > The pathetic DOS 8.3 limit is DOS's fault not djgpp.
> >
> > Use Windows 95 or NT! I have DJGPP running under 95 with no
> > problems, and all the programs support long filenames even though
> > they are DOS based.
>
> Really? I don't think naive DOS applications can see the long filenames,
> what they really see is something like "longfi~1" which is not my idea of
> support. I don't even think DJGPP does, which forces us to disable the
> LFN support with SET LFN=N. If you've set it up differently, couldn't you
> drop me a hint? the GCC-Win32 port seems a lot better in this regard, it
> even supports the ln command (the program handles the .LNK kludge
> transparently).
More misinformation. You are wrong about long file names and DJGPP.
DJGPP is not a naive application. It will see and use long
file names if you set LFN=Y in your environment. The default LFN=N
was selected merely for compatibility with djgpp under dos.
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