From:	layer AT franz DOT com (Kevin Layer)
Subject:	Win95b and long filenames of the /usr mount
2 Jun 1997 14:49:06 -0700 :
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Distribution:	cygnus
Message-ID:	<199706021945.MAA03450.cygnus.gnu-win32@ultra.Franz.COM>
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Original-Sender:	owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

I don't know if this has been reported yet, but the OSR2 release of
Windows 95 (aka "Windows 95b") doesn't have a DOS that allows long
filenames.  This means that until Windows starts you can't put
....\H-i386-cygwin32\bin in your PATH.  This also means you have a
classic chicken and egg problem: if you do it after Windows starts,
then all processes started by the explorer won't inherit the new
PATH.

Kevin Layer             layer AT Franz DOT COM        http://www.franz.com/
Franz Inc., 1995 University Avenue, Suite 275, Berkeley, CA  94704, USA
Phone: (510) 548-3600   FAX: (510) 548-8253
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