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automake/418: add an automake option that checks for longer-than-99-byte file names
- From: adl at gnu dot org
- To: automake-gnats at sources dot redhat dot com
- Cc: Paul Eggert <eggert at CS dot UCLA dot EDU>
- Date: 17 Apr 2004 15:02:02 -0000
- Subject: automake/418: add an automake option that checks for longer-than-99-byte file names
- Reply-to: adl at gnu dot org
>Number: 418
>Category: automake
>Synopsis: add an automake option that checks for longer-than-99-byte file names
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: tromey
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 17 15:11:01 UTC 2004
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>Originator: Paul Eggert <eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU>
>Release: 1.8.3
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> >> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU> writes:
Paul> Many tar implementations have trouble with path names
Paul> longer than 99 bytes. This includes the current GNU tar
Paul> official latest non-alpha release (which is buggy in this
Paul> area). It would be reasonable to add an automake option
Paul> that checks for longer-than-99-byte file names, for
Paul> people who are worried about such things. But I don't
Paul> think it needs to be high priority.
http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2004-04/msg00091.html
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