14 character limitation in filenames

[Richard L. Goerwitz]

In <20711 at hydra.gatech.EDU> ken at dali.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) writes:
>
>>...this [14-char filename] limitation is making it difficult
>>to port a fairly extensive software system.
>
>Yea...join the club...
>

It may not help in this instance, but check comp.sources.misc for a utility
that will take tar'd source trees created on systems not subject to the 14-
char limit, rename all overlong files, rename _all references to the over-
long files in the archive itself_, recalculate the checksums, and write a
new tar file.

-Richard (goer at sophist.uchicago.edu)