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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues
From: |
Tom Lord |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:25:20 -0700 (PDT) |
> From: Pau Aliagas <address@hidden>
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Tom Lord wrote:
> > > From: Michael Grubb <address@hidden>
> > > I know that Tom is reluctant to give up his
> > > cat/cat--branch/cat--branch--ver directory structure (I really
don't know
> > > why, I'm sure he has his reasons, none of which require that I
> > > understand)
> > Existing archives.
> It doesn't look too difficult to mirror and the copy the new format. The
> sooner the better. We already did this to migrate format 1 archives.
That's true enough. But please also consider that:
1) Windows doesn't really impose a path-length limitation that effects
us. An ancient API in windows does, and currently Cygwin is stuck
at that API.
2) These paths aren't _that_ long. If you shorten them, fine -- that
postpones the problem a little bit and maybe shifts it from arch to
some other package -- but the problem is still there. These paths
aren't an unreasonable length.
So, sure -- we can do archive cycling things -- heck, even archive
reformatting things: but to me that feels like propogating a cygwin
bug _way_ out of proportion.
-t
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Robert Collins, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Michael Grubb, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Robert Collins, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Andrew Suffield, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Robert Collins, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Andrew Suffield, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Robert Collins, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Tom Lord, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Tom Lord, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Pau Aliagas, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues,
Tom Lord <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Pau Aliagas, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Sascha Silbe, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Tom Lord, 2003/09/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Sascha Silbe, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Tom Lord, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Miles Bader, 2003/09/23
RE: [Gnu-arch-users] Cross Platform Path issues, Parker, Ron, 2003/09/23