From:	Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: FAQ Question, I know.
Date:	Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:41:49 CST
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> And I've been through it a couple of times and haven't found the exact
> answer, but how does one adapt djgpp to DOS 8.3?

You don't need to adapt it - it just works.  File names which are longer
than 8.3 need to be unique to 8.3 characters - which is what DOS does with
the file name (truncate to 8.3) when it sees it.

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