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- From: fnf@fishpond.uucp (Fred Fish)
- Subject: Re: bru filename length problem...
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.182643.16676@fishpond.uucp>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 18:26:43 GMT
- References: <acas.714179869@godzilla.cgl.citri.edu.au>
- Organization: Amiga Library Services
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- In article <acas.714179869@godzilla.cgl.citri.edu.au> acas@cgl.citri.edu.au (Andrew Cassin) writes:
- >we have been unable to backup some people's files due to an excessive
- >pathname length (> 127 chars). IRIX 4.0.1 is currently being used.
- >
- >Question: why is the max pathname length so short??? Will it be fixed in
- > a later release of bru/irix? Is there a workaround (apart from
- > not writing out the full pathname)?
-
- The current maximum pathname length in bru is 1024 characters, an enhancement
- that was added to bru about three years ago. This was done in such a way
- as to be compatible with older versions of bru, such as the one distributed
- by SGI. You can obtain information about acquiring a current version of bru
- by contacting Enhanced Software Technologies at 1-602-820-0042.
-
- Disclaimer: I'm the original developer of bru and cofounder of EST, but
- unless you plan on buying a few thousand copies, supplying this information
- isn't likely to put any dollars in my pocket, since I haven't had any active
- involvement with EST in years, and am only a minority stockholder... :-)
-
- -Fred
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