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From:	James_Ash <James_Ash AT iw DOT edwpub DOT com>
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Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Long file names
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Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:30:21 GMT
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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I'm sure this question is asked all the time, but I really need help.

I am attempting to make a set of C++ sources that I downloaded from a
web site. The sources use long file names all over the place. From
reading the Readme.dos file for make 3.7.6.1 that gnu make supports long
file names when run on Win 95 in a DOS box. However, this doesn't seem
to be the case.

I can go through and rename everything so that the file names are short,
but do I really have to do this? I think I am missing something.

By the way, I have tried this on NT as well with the same result. I have
also unzipped the djgpp zip files (make, gcc, bnu, etc ) using pkunzip
as well as info-zip, with identical results.

I know that the LFN is the problem, because I rename a couple of the
header files, and make can then find them. I have also run make and
generated a trace, at it trys to find these header files but can't, even
though they are right there.

Sorry for the newbie question. I would appreciate any help at all.

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