From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: 8.3 problem
Date: 19 Oct 2001 12:27:16 GMT
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ROLAND <roland_asmann AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> I have compiled several programs with my
> cross-compiler but they all have the same problem: If
> I want to open a file which is longer than 8.3, it
> doesn't work.

Note that DOS itself doesn't support filenames longer than that.  It's
only Win9x and some of the later systems (excluding) that extend DOS
towards longer filenames.  And unless you misconfigured your DJGPP
runtime environment, DJGPP can support long filenames.

> Is there a way to get around this, or do I just have
> to make sure that the files I use are just not longer
> then  8.3??

Use Win98, and make sure you're not having "LFN=Y" in your environment
or DJGPP.ENV.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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