From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: long filename under DJGPP 2.04 alpha 1
Date: 5 May 2003 13:58:52 GMT
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Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba <abx AT abx DOT art DOT pl> wrote:
> I have readed list of changes and features but I'm confused about long
> file name support under NT4 in 2.04 alpha. 

No version of DJGPP can support long filenames on NT4 without the help
of an external LFN driver.  That's because NT itself doesn't let DOS
programs access this API introduced with Win95 --- a silly limitation,
even by MS's standards.
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