Message-ID: <326D5998.6125@gbrmpa.gov.au>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:32:41 +0800
From: Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
Reply-To: leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au
Organization: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: HK: v 2.1
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> Since Windows 95 doesn't allow for any two files to have the same 8+3
> alias, it *must* change the 8+3 short name whenever the long one
> changes, or create a new 8+3 alias when I open a file with the old name
> after renaming it.  Windows does neither; that's a bug.
>  touch Makefile
>                 This creates a file with long name `Makefile' and short
>                 name `MAKEFILE'; so far so good.

Yep...
 
>  ren Makefile Makefile~
>                 This renames it to `Makefile~', but the short name stays
>                 `MAKEFILE'.  This is a bug IMHO.

But what does it say under plain DOS, and not a DOS prompt? (Even though
that is basically irrelevant as we _are_ talking Win95... :)
 
>  touch Makefile
>                 This touches `Makefile~', because it has the same short
>                 name as `Makefile', whereas you would expect it to create
>                 a new file called `Makefile'.  End of bug.

Then thats definately a bug.... :) I have to admit though, even when
using Win95, I still only use max of 8.3 character in the filename...

Leathal.