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Workframe/2 doesn't do HPFS?

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From: Tim Francis
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:44
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In article <30JUL199214240782@venus.tamu.edu>,
tcf9033@venus.tamu.edu (FREY, TONY C) writes:
>
> does Workframe/2 not support HPFS? The reason I ask is I was working on a
>project called PARTITION, which had all the extensions for the various files
>(.c,.mak,.dep, etc) but Link386 and Nmake both bailed when they hit the
>filename saying that they had to convert it to 8.3 format. What gives? The
>IBM OS/2 compiler can't use the benefit of long filenames????  Do I just
>have something set up wrong???

WorkFrame/2 is most definitely enabled for HPFS filenames; unfortunately,
NMAKE is not.     -tim

In <19920713.064302.212@almaden.ibm.com>, dmm@vnet.ibm.com (dave) writes:
>
>The NMAKE group got HPFS support written shortly before GA, but the PTB
>wouldn't let them put it into the GA product.  Go figure.  There is an
>APAR open for this 8.3 problem, though.  Call up the support line and
>get your name added to the list of people wanting a fix for APAR PJ04801.
>Disclaimer: I work over 1000 miles from the NMAKE group, so don't flame
>me.
>
>Dave Mooney                                              dmm@vnet.ibm.com
> C Set/2 Development, IBM Canada Lab, 844 Don Mills Rd, Toronto, Ontario
>           "Everybody's happy, they're finally all the same"
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From: francis@vnet.ibm.com (Tim Francis)
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 18:44:54 EDT
Subject: Workframe/2 doesn't do HPFS?
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