From:	Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP under WinNT?
Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:53:36 -0600
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Rich Dawe wrote:
> 
> > and Dan Hedlund's WSOCK library). I think this is because WinNT doesn't
> > provide a WSOCK.VXD like Win95 does. I guess this is part of MS's
> > attempt to make it more robust.
> 
> I'd rather guess that this is part of MS's constant campaign to retire
> DOS by supporting less and less of features that DOS programs can use as
> they release more and more advanced versions of their OSes.

How hard would it be to make the "long filename API" available in NT?
Can someone outside Microsoft do it?

I just installed NT work station 4.0 on my PC, and everything worked
fine except for the long filenames.  If it is at all possible, I would
like to have long filename support on NT 4.0.

I'll start by begging the DJGPP masters.  I'm also perfectly willing to
volunteer my time, if it has to come to that.  I'll have to learn about
all the issues involved, which I understand is not a trivial task.

At this point, I simply want to know if it is theoretically possible.

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Weiqi Gao
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