Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:55:02 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Daniel Willis <willisd AT melbpc DOT org DOT au>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: ATTN: New user help
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Daniel Willis wrote:

> Does djgpp need win95 to read long file names?

Yes, it does.  The special API that permits DOS programs to access
long file names is part of the Windows filesystem code, it isn't
available until Windows starts.

But what's wrong with the original settings?  I thing PROGRA~1 is
perfectly okay, as it is also a short 8+3 name, and so will be visible
in plain DOS mode, as well as under Windows: even when Windows is up,
every file is still reachable by its short 8+3 name.