Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Filename lengths, path lengths, leading numerics, multiple periods?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-23 13:30:46

Stjepan Rajko wrote:
> On Nov 23, 2007 10:16 AM, John Maddock <john_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Beman Dawes wrote:
>>> The inspect program is treating as errors:
>>>
>>> * Filenames longer than 31 characters.
>> I believe this is still a restriction for Mac OS filenames?
>>
> 
> Mac OS X at least doesn't impose the 31 character limit any more.  In
> older versions of Mac OS, the file system supported longer filenames
> but Finder didn't :-(
> 

I think this is pretty much explained at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchical_File_System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HFS_Plus

Seems that since HFS+ has been available for almost 10 years we could drop the 
31 char filename limit.  Operation of Finder on old systems doesn't seem like 
a big priority.

Jeff