From: bdarnell AT vnet DOT net (Ben Darnell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Long filenames in DJGPP - writing to files
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 21:48:26 GMT
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prins AT quark DOT cs DOT sun DOT ac DOT za (Walter Prins) was overheard mumbling
incoherently about Long filenames in DJGPP - writing to files:

>OK, hopefully this is not a flameable question... All
>I know the FAQ mention LFN support for DJGPP, but what I'd like
>to know is:  Does it support it for the compiled programs?
>I.E. can I open a file from inside a C program which needs a
>long filename, such as "AbraCadabra.dat" and have it written to
>disk with a long filename and not just a truncated 8.3 version?
>A simple yes or no will do. (Well, if so, is it enough to enable 
>lfn under Win95 for djgpp, recompile the app, and run it under win95?)

if LFN is set to Y (either with the dos set command or djgpp.env),
then yes.  This is disabled by default because in v2.00, certain
programs (make and info) didn't work right with lfn=y.  Have these
bugs been fixed in 2.01?
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