From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24337 invoked by alias); 23 May 2003 19:51:38 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-owner@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 24313 invoked from network); 23 May 2003 19:51:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (66.187.233.31) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 23 May 2003 19:51:37 -0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h4NJpbH27563; Fri, 23 May 2003 15:51:37 -0400 Received: from post-office.corp.redhat.com (post-office.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.227]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h4NJpaI17530; Fri, 23 May 2003 15:51:36 -0400 Received: from greed.delorie.com (dj.cipe.redhat.com [10.0.0.222]) by post-office.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h4NJpaZ20688; Fri, 23 May 2003 15:51:36 -0400 Received: (from dj@localhost) by greed.delorie.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h4NJpZW15256; Fri, 23 May 2003 15:51:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:52:00 -0000 Message-Id: <200305231951.h4NJpZW15256@greed.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: neroden@twcny.rr.com CC: gcc@gcc.gnu.org In-reply-to: <20030523193958.GA12758@doctormoo> (message from Nathanael Nerode on Fri, 23 May 2003 15:39:58 -0400) Subject: Re: Old bug: the 14-character limit. References: <20030523193958.GA12758@doctormoo> X-SW-Source: 2003-05/txt/msg02132.txt.bz2 > Are we still trying to preserve 14-character/8.3 uniqueness for > building GCC (at least for C; C++ and Java libraries have other > standards)? I was under the impression that we were, but I couldn't > find it documented anywhere. I don't think there are any old SYSV systems still around that have the 14 character limit. For DJGPP (the one remaining 8.3 system), we've accepted the fact that an LFN-capable system is required for building, but still require 8.3 compatibility in the *installed* files (i.e. you need LFN to build, but not to use). This includes C++ and Java. Note that all Microsoft-based systems also have case-insensitive file systems, so things like String.h and string.h are the same file. The FSF has a program called "doschk" that can scan for potential file name conflicts.