Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:51:13 -0400
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Subject: Re: Why the deception?
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> Below are the file lists I got from the zip picker page for
> MS-DOS. They are filled with illegal file names, to wit:
> 
> bin/addr2line.exe
> info/binutils.info
> info/gasp.info
> info/gprof.info
> bin/unprotoize.exe
> lang/cxx/algorithm
> lang/cxx/builtinbuf
> lang/cxx/indstream
> lang/cxx/stlhashmap

None of these are illegal on DOS.  DOS will gladly create files when
asked to using these names, and quietly chop off the characters it
won't support.  Nothing wrong with that; it's intentional.  DJGPP zip
files offer the full name for DOS machines supporting the long file
name standard (like, DOS with LFNDOS installed), so that *if* the full
name can be preserved, it will be, else programs ported from Unix will
be confused.

> How about ANSI/ISO C++ for DOS, where is it?
> How about ANSI/ISO C++ for Win3.1x, where is it?

DJGPP followed the ANSI/ISO specs as closely as GCC does.  We're not
GCC engineers.  If you have a problem with GCC's compliance to
standards, you'll need to take it up on the GCC list.  I strongly
suggest you find out if gcc already follows the standards before
accusing them of anything, though.  I suspect it already does.