Re: Bug fix: handling library members of non-MS coff libraries

From: cherry314159 (cherry314159_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-26 20:57:40

--- In jamboost_at_[hidden], Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_c...> wrote:
> 
> Thanks! But could you also tell what problems an *end user* will see 
> without this patch. It looks like it won't be able to correctly 
> determine timestamp of elements of ".lib" archive produced by gcc,
> but then I don't think V2 uses this feature.
> 
> - Volodya

Without this patch, jam is unable to find objects whose filename length
is greater than 15 and they are compiler with gcc inside a library.
If this is not used in V2, then this patch is not necessary.

- Jose