GNU bug report logs - #8538
24.0.50; please index node `Coding Conventions' wrt file-name length

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:47:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.0.50; please index node `Coding Conventions' wrt file-name length
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:46:21 -0700

Someone asked me the conventional limit on library file names.  I
thought it was 14 but wanted to be sure. I tried using the index in the
Elisp manual, but it was no help (AFAICT).  I ended up searching the
manual for "14" since I recalled that, and I eventually found it.
 
Please add some index entries to enable users to more easily locate this
convention.  Thx.
 

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-04-18 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/imagesupport/include'
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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8538: 24.0.50;
	please index node `Coding Conventions' wrt file-name length
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 15:07:44 -0400

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Someone asked me the conventional limit on library file names.  I
> thought it was 14 but wanted to be sure. I tried using the index in
> the Elisp manual, but it was no help (AFAICT).  I ended up searching
> the manual for "14" since I recalled that, and I eventually found it.
>
> Please add some index entries to enable users to more easily locate
> this convention.  Thx.

Actually, I removed this entry entirely.  IIUC, it's for the benefit of
AT&T Unix systems that limited filenames to 14 characters or less.  It's
unlikely that Emacs runs on such relics anymore.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 8538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 28 May 2011 19:09:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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