Re: [boost] svn pre-commit problem and long file names

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-12 07:43:53

Paul A Bristow wrote:
>  

>> I couldn't figure a way to make Doxygen generate smaller file names and
>> it would be impossible to manually shorten the names of hundreds of
>> files every time we need to generate the files. Can we lift the file
>> name length restriction? Any other solutions?

Try short names option:

http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/config.html#cfg_short_names

> Reluctantly, I'm coming the view that we should relax the restrictions.
> 
> IIRC the rationale was based mainly on the wish to be able to burn CDs.  However increasingly CD burning software can produce CDs
> that are less restricted, certainly up to 64 chars using ISO 9660 and Joliet extensions.  For example Nero certainly allowed this
> restrictions to be eased (and more nesting depth too).
> 
> Windows appears to require short filename for bootable CDs, but I am not sure about other files.
> 
> Should we start a new thread to discuss this when 1.35 is out?

I suppose, but I thought we were already taking into account whats allowed by 
the extensions in the policy?  I still want to be able to burn boost on a cd...

Jeff