From: "Andrew Crabtree" <andrewc AT rosemail DOT rose DOT hp DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Using djgpp on WINNT
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:16:04 -0700
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The Nose Who Knows wrote in message ...
>Okay, time for a DJGpp-newbie question: does anyone know whether and
>what plans are underway to get LFN support into DJGpp?
Yes.

>Surely this problem isn't insoluble.
Nope.

I have had a prototype LFN driver for NT since last december.  It hasn't
seen much work since then.  The (main) problem is that when you load a tsr
from nt you lose a lot of
functionality from the command prompt.  For instance, when the tsr is loaded
djgpp apps
can use long file names, but all of a sudden the 'cd' command doesn't
recognize them.  Another guy is looking at portin the tsr into a dos device
driver but no success yet.

Andy