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Re: AMTAR brokenness

From: Paul Eggert <eggert at CS dot UCLA dot EDU>
To: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl at src dot lip6 dot fr>
Cc: automake at gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:48:31 -0700
Subject: Re: AMTAR brokenness
References: <877jwzvnsk.fsf@wrynose.whinlatter.uklinux.net><2004-04-16-01-07-47+16795+adl@gnu.org><878ygwe7b2.fsf@penguin.cs.ucla.edu><2004-04-16-09-36-57+8062+adl@gnu.org><2004-04-16-10-41-21+8917+adl@gnu.org><873c73ypyc.fsf@penguin.cs.ucla.edu><2004-04-20-22-34-01+29617+adl@gnu.org>

Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@src.lip6.fr> writes:

> I've prepared this.  However I'm not really proud of the name
> `filenames-99'.  Maybe someone can suggest some nicer name?

I don't know what the rules are for Automake option spelling, but how
about "filename-length-max=99"?  This is because the obvious
generalization is to be able to specify whatever length you like.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz

References:
- AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Roger Leigh
- Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz
- Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Paul Eggert
- Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz
- Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz
- Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Paul Eggert
- Re: AMTAR brokenness
  - From: Alexandre Duret-Lutz

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