RE: [boost] Re: Do we still care about file names > 31 characters?

From: Reid Sweatman (drunkardswalk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-28 16:25:38

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jeff Garland
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:58 PM
> To: Boost mailing list
> Subject: RE: [boost] Re: Do we still care about file names > 
> 31 characters?
> 
> 
> On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:43:23 -0000, Paul A. Bristow wrote 
> > I'd also agree that it is most desirable to be able to blow a
> > ISO9660 standard CD of Boost: 
> >  
> > level 2 (max filename 31 chars). max pathdept 8, max 255 chars in 
> > path.
> >  
> > At present this is not possible because of lots of messages like
> >  
> > classboost_1_1date_time_1_1all__date__names__put__coll__graph.png
>  
> This file is not part of the boost distribution -- it is a 
> documentation 
> file generated by running doxygen on boost date_time.  If you 
> need short 
> names doxygen can be set to generate short filenames. Also, I 
> recommend that 
> if you want to burn this onto a CD zip it first. 
>  
> Jeff 

Sure, you can do that, but my original point was that I run a *lot* of
documentation, Boost included, from CDs.  If it's zipped, it's just an
archive, not an immediately usable and portable tool.  But as I said, I just
tossed the thought out for discussion; I can work with whatever the majority
(or the guy who has to do the work) decides.

Reid Sweatman