From: "Marp" <Marp AT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: STL,DJCPP & MS-DOS6
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 01:58:49 -0500
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

There's a free utility called lfndos that will provide long filenames in
plain dos. It's located at http://members.xoom.com/dosuser/

You should download it, start it up, and then unzip the djgpp distribution
with the new pkzip for dos that supports long filenames.

RW Scovell <phrwxs AT bris DOT ac DOT uk> wrote in message
news:Pine DOT SOL DOT 3 DOT 95q DOT 991104141452 DOT 8124C-100000 AT eis DOT bris DOT ac DOT uk...
> Hi all,
> I just recently downloaded DJGPP from www.delorie.com; it looks
> great but I am having compatibility problems with MS-DOS6. The problem
> is that the STL and various files which come with DJGPP are long
> filenames (e.g. longer than ********.***).  I am currently working with
> a 486DX-33 (8mb ram and 170mb hd) so I need to know how I can get long
> filename support without running win9x/nt (freeware based if possible).
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Robert Scovell.
>
>