Re: [boost] File names longer than 31 characters?

From: Darin Adler (darin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-08 12:02:21

On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 09:19  AM, Beman Dawes wrote:

> Some names longer than 31 characters have crept into CVS:
>
> bind_tests_simple_function_references.cpp
> const_associative_property_map.html
> extending_return_type_traits.cpp
> lambda_docs_as_a_single_file.html
> operator_lambda_functor_base.hpp
> phoenix_control_structures_test.cpp
> pointer_holder_back_reference.hpp
>
> Is a 31 character maximum still important?  IIRC, we did that as a courtesy to Apple/Mac users.  Do newer Mac OS's still have that limit?

The limit is 255 Unicode characters is OS X. But there are still a lot of programmers working under OS 9. It's a tough call.

     -- Darin