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

From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-10 00:44:01

on 5/8/02 6:47 PM, Matthias Troyer at troyer_at_[hidden] wrote:

> On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 06:19  PM, 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?

> I just tried a longer file name on MacOS X, and there seems to be no
> problem.

Well, Mac OS X is a UNIX-style system, so it has no problems with
255-character-long file names.  Pre-X users, like me, still have the 31
character maximum.

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