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Subject: Re: c++ with djgpp without long filenames
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> From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 18:49:31 GMT
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> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Dirk Groeneveld <dirk DOT groeneveld AT gmx DOT de>
> > > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > > Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 13:15:13 +0100
> > >
> > > I recently installed djgpp on a native-FreeDOS machine (no emulator or
> > > anything). Everything went fine.
> > > Everything but the C++ header files. Since most of the filenames are longer
> > > than 8.3, they got truncated and the compiler can't find them any more.
> > 
> > The truncation is not the reason; I'm using the C++ compiler on a
> > plain DOS system where all file names are truncated, and don't have
> > any trouble.  Things are set up to make it work; in particular, when a
> > compiler tries to open a file like "streambuf", the OS silently
> > truncates that name to "streambu", and the file with the truncated
> > name is found.
> > 
> > So please don't assume the truncation is the reason.  Instead, please
> > post here the exact command you used to compile you program and the
> > exact text of any error messages you saw, and someone will help you
> > resolve the problem.
> 
> Your are, I believe, assuming that the W95x registry patch for
> truncated names was in effect when the file/directory etc. was
> created.

I was talking about plain MS-DOS, no Windows at all.  Nothing, not
even dual-boot.

The OP mentioned ``a native-FreeDOS machine'', so I assumed that the
installation was done on FreeDOS, not on Windows.  He also talked
about truncated file names, whereas `stream~1' can hardly be described
as ``truncation''...

But yes, if the files were unzipped on Windows 9X and then the machine
booted into FreeDOS, this would be a possible reason for the problem.