Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:39:26 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Andrew Crabtree <andrewc AT rosemail DOT rose DOT hp DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Using djgpp on WINNT
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On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Andrew Crabtree wrote:

> I have had a prototype LFN driver for NT since last december.  It hasn't
> seen much work since then.  The (main) problem is that when you load a tsr
> from nt you lose a lot of functionality from the command prompt.
> For instance, when the tsr is loaded djgpp apps can use long file
> names, but all of a sudden the 'cd' command doesn't recognize them.

Then how about loading the TSR from the DJGPP stub, like CWSDPMI is?
This would keep the problem at bay (limit it to non-DJGPP programs
invoked from within DJGPP programs), while the alternative solution is
worked on.