Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/04/18/20:34:21
DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > 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
Great.
> 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
That was not my suggestion.
> suggest you find out if gcc already follows the standards before
> accusing them of anything, though. I suspect it already does.
Oh. Sorry, I've had a really bad day. I just unzipped them and it
went ok.
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MS-DOS 6.22, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Netscape Navigator 4.08
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