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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 18:36
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: Another long pathname question
> 
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 02:29:57PM -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> >If the path is short, it uses the full long directory name 
> as expected.  
> >If the path exceeds 260, it reverts to using the 8.3 names, 
> thus giving 
> >a workaround that will allow you to descend deeper into a directory 
> >structure.
> >
> >Interesting trick.  Maybe you should consider something 
> similar for cygwin.

I read this as: When launching a non aware application..., silly me.

> 
> We really don't have to.  With all of Corinna's work in 
> version 1.7, Cygwin apps handle long pathnames fine.  One of 
> the reasons for 1.7 was to avoid clever hacks like this when we can.
> 

BTW, it works beautifully.

> cgf
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