Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:48:16 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: James_Ash <James_Ash AT iw DOT edwpub DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Long file names
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On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, James_Ash wrote:

> 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.

Set LFN=y in the environment, and it will work.

> By the way, I have tried this on NT as well with the same result.

LFN is not supported by DJGPP on NT at all.