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To: James_Ash <James_Ash AT iw DOT edwpub DOT com>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
Subject: Re: Long file names
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:37:49 -0700
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At 12:30  4/28/1998 GMT, James_Ash wrote:
>I'm sure this question is asked all the time, but I really need help.
>
>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.
>
>I can go through and rename everything so that the file names are short,
>but do I really have to do this? I think I am missing something.
>
>By the way, I have tried this on NT as well with the same result. I have
>also unzipped the djgpp zip files (make, gcc, bnu, etc ) using pkunzip
>as well as info-zip, with identical results.

Somebody already pointed out that the important part is SET LFN=Y, but the
unzipper is also important. PKUNZIP will lose long file names, and unless
you have the DJGPP-compiled version of Info-Zip, it will too. WinZip works
correctly, but you have to deal with the annoying front-end...

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com