Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 08:29:02 +0100 (MET)
From: Serge Varennes <Serge DOT Varennes AT dassault-elec DOT fr>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: NT4.0 platform
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Hello,
Thanks for your answer

On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Filenames have a ms-dos look (by this I mean are truncated, case is not
> > handled correctly)
> 
> NT doesn't support the long file name API which is used by DJGPP to get 
> long file names.  If you need this, you will have to install Windows 95.

Is this the only way ? Do you know if alternate GNU version for 32bits PC
handle long filenames with NT ( e.g. Cygnus ?)

> 
> > Partition induce troubles within makefiles (I had to put both developpment
> > tools and source code and... in the same partition to have it work ...)
> 
> Define your terms.  By ``partition'' do you mean disk partitions into 
> drives or something else?
> 

That is probably disk partition (some files where under d: and others
under c:) I'm just starting to fight against PCs...

Salutations / best regards

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