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Message-ID: <349292D0.7936226B@gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 14:51:12 +0100
From: Robert Hoehne <robert DOT hoehne AT gmx DOT net>
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To: snel AT tpd DOT tno DOT nl
CC: DJGPP Mailing list <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: long filenames not available to DJGPP on NT?
References: <348FD477 DOT 748 AT tpd DOT tno DOT nl> <348FD897 DOT 17E5 AT rug DOT ac DOT be> <348FE7A8 DOT 46F3 AT tpd DOT tno DOT nl>

Rob Snel schrieb:
> 
> Thanks for the answer, but it is not completely satisfying me.
> LFN is not implemented the oldway: MSDOS software interrupt but...

But DJGPP _IS_ a MSDOS based program and can use therefore only
things which are available for DOS programs.

> Long filename support IS of course included in the WIN32-API, described

Then you need a compiler, which can produce programs which are
based on that API (like the Cygwin port of gcc).

Robert
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