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From: erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: 8char function names from hell
Message-ID: <399@flatline.UUCP>
Date: 11 Feb 88 01:25:49 GMT
References: <380@flatline.UUCP> <385@pcbox.UUCP>
Organization: flatline in Houston(Montrose, really), Tx.
Lines: 33
Keywords: Any way to kludge around?
Summary: on 3.51 maybe

In article <385@pcbox.UUCP>, pjc@pcbox.UUCP (Paul J. Condie) writes:
> In article <380@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend) writes:
> >behold, the unix-pc C compiler doesn't go past 8 characters in
> >either a function or a varible name!
> >An 8 character limit?  What is this, a step back towards 2 character
> >varible names like in BASIC?
> >Ranting over.. Seriously, though.. Is there any way to get around this?
> >Any kludges, or preprocessors, or anything?
> 
> The unix-pc compiler does by default support longer function/variable
> names, unless you use the -T option to truncate.


I think it by default supports on 3.51.. but not on 3.0 (which I may
not have specified...)
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