Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 12:01:10 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ken Arromdee <arromdee AT inetnow DOT net>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Compile probs.... --ACK!! Long file name probl & win 95!!!
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On 12 May 1998, Ken Arromdee wrote:

> I may as well ask, is there any reason why DJGPP can't (in theory) include
> its own long filename support in plain DOS?  The filenames are on the disk,
> after all, and their format is publically known.

In theory, there's no reason at all.  But it's a lot of work, so the
problem is a practical one.