Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:34:18 +0100 (MET)
From: Gisle Vanem <giva AT bryggen DOT bgnett DOT no>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Problems with strip on Windows 2000
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> said:

> Steve Chapel wrote:
> >
> >     c:\c++>gpp test.cpp -o test.exe
> >     c:\c++>strip -v test.exe
> >     copy from test.exe(coff-go32-exe) to staaaaaa(coff-go32-exe)
> >     c:/opt/djgpp/bin/strip.exe: test.exe: rename: Invalid argument (EINVAL)
> >
> > I'm using Windows 2000 build 2128, and gcc 2.95.2.
>
> Windows 2000 has yet to enter the mainstream of DJGPP development and
> testing.  So consider yourself on the bleeding edge ;-)  That usually means
> that you will have to investigate the problem deeper and tell here the gory
> details.  Since in this case, it seems like the `rename' function is failing,
> it would be a good idea to write a simple test program that calls `rename' in
> the same way as strip does, and see whether it fails in the same way.  If it
> does, then please step inside `rename' with a debugger and tell what the
> problem is.

Maybe it's the directory-name strip/rename doesn't handle. I mean,
it's highly unusual (in COMMAND/4DOS it's illegal) to name a directory
"\c++". I assume with the new LFN-API in W2K everything goes...

Gisle V.