Old bug: the 14-character limit.

[DJ Delorie]

> Are we still trying to preserve 14-character/8.3 uniqueness for
> building GCC (at least for C; C++ and Java libraries have other
> standards)?  I was under the impression that we were, but I couldn't
> find it documented anywhere.

I don't think there are any old SYSV systems still around that have
the 14 character limit.

For DJGPP (the one remaining 8.3 system), we've accepted the fact that
an LFN-capable system is required for building, but still require 8.3
compatibility in the *installed* files (i.e. you need LFN to build,
but not to use).  This includes C++ and Java.

Note that all Microsoft-based systems also have case-insensitive file
systems, so things like String.h and string.h are the same file.

The FSF has a program called "doschk" that can scan for potential file
name conflicts.