From: Ian Miller <itmiller AT dera DOT gov DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Uninstaller.
Date: 09 Oct 1998 10:38:00 +0100
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Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca> writes:

> Charles Krug wrote:
> 
> > correct "uninstall" technique...
> > rm @manifest\package.mft
> 
> ...that will not work on a machine that does not support long filenames;
> it will miss all of the longer than 8.3 filenames.

On a machine that does not support long filenames there will be no "longer
than 8.3 filenames". N'est pas?

Also, if you follow the advice in the FAQ, if you have NameNumericTail
set to 0 in your Windows 95 registry (before installing the package)
then rm @manifest\package.mft *will* work whether LFN is Y or N.

But you are correct that this is academic if you do not have rm.
I'd just install the fileutils if I were you. They're pretty handy.

Regards,
Ian
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Ian Miller, Dorset, UK
DJGPP 2.01, Win95 DOS box (LFN undefined, FNCASE=y)
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