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From: "linda w \(cyg\)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: pathname lenth maximums and cygwin conversions
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:04:40 -0700
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If I have a windows path that is exactly 255(6?) characters
long, that is a valid windows path.  But because cygwin
mangles the path from C:\foobar to C:\/... it exceeds the
allowed path length.  I'm guessing that cygwin just uses
the 256 character limit of the underlying OS.  Perhaps
cygwin should 'cut some slack' for its conversions --
things like converting c:\, in some cases to /c/cygwin.

Worse, if I remember, it just used \xxxx\xxx..., meaning
it assumed the drive.  I could easily see cygwin conversions
driving a near 256 byte path over the limit...

-linda



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