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Re: Filename change to fit the "only one dot" limitation on DOS

To: gdb-patches@cygnus.com, robert.hoehne@gmx.net
Subject: Re: Filename change to fit the "only one dot" limitation on DOS
From: Mark Alexander <marka@cygnus.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 15:30:48 -0800
Cc: dj@delorie.com
References: <199903142206.OAA18443@cygnus.com> <199903142314.PAA09806@andros.cygnus.com>
Reply-To: gdb-patches@cygnus.com

On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 03:14:24PM -0800, Stan Shebs wrote:
> Just out of curiosity,
> why isn't it a problem that the generated filenames are longer than 8 chars?

DOS allows long names; it silently truncates everything after 8.3.
What's left of the filename after this truncation has to be unique and
not have "illegal" characters.

References:
- Filename change to fit the "only one dot" limitation on DOS
  - From: Robert Hoehne <robert.hoehne@gmx.net>
- Re: Filename change to fit the "only one dot" limitation on DOS
  - From: Stan Shebs <shebs@cygnus.com>
- Re: Filename change to fit the "only one dot" limitation on DOS
  - From: Stan Shebs <shebs@cygnus.com>

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