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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de>
Cc: 13013@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:52:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83lidmx1ps.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877gp64zqb.fsf@Rainer.invalid>

> From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de>
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:23:08 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii writes:
> > Because Windows 7 doesn't put a 8+3 alias into TEMP, but instead uses
> > the full long file name.  Probably because XP still supports DOS
> > programs (via NTVDM), while Windows 7 tossed that support.
> 
> Win7 may not support DOS programs, but it still supports 8+3 filenames,

Of course it does.  I never said it didn't.  I attempted to explain
why XP sets TEMP to something like C:\DOCUME~1\USERNAME\LOCALS~1\Temp,
whereas Windows 7 sets it to C:\Users\USERNAME\APPDATA\Local\Temp.





      reply	other threads:[~2012-11-27 19:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-27 17:24 bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory Jambunathan K
2012-11-27 18:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-11-27 18:38   ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-27 18:59   ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-11-27 19:23     ` Achim Gratz
2012-11-27 19:52       ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]

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