Re: Can't compile DOS program with long file name
Juergen Luethje wrote:
> At the moment I'm not even asking for full DOS LFN support, but only for
> ec.exe being able to translate program files with long names. I think
> the effort to implement this will be little, just compile ec.ex with
> DJGPP -- or with Open Watcom 1.5, as I learned from your post.
Is it that simple though? He would at least need to make some changes with the C
header files and use the "-lfn" compiler option. If it's simple enough it might
be worth implementing full blown DOS LFN support.
> However, I have a problem with a discussion like this:
> "I would like RDS to invest their time on implementing feature A instead
> of feature B.".
> Normally it is almost unpredictable what RDS will implement and what not.
> So what if RDS will _not_ implement the desired feature A? Also, there is
> the possibility that feature A _and_ feature B will be implemented.
It doesnt matter what RDS implements so long it doesnt enable barriers on the
platforms I code for. I'm just saying RDS might be more interested in improving
their products on platforms of greater demand and market share.
> Regards,
> Juergen
Regards,
Vincent
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