Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Windows Filename too long errors

[dean gaudet]

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Andrew Ferguson wrote:

> Jim Hodapp wrote:
> > I am attempting to utilize rdiff-backup v 1.1.7 on Cygwin as a solution
> > for backing up some developer laptops at the company I work for.
> > rdiff-backup will send the file data to a remote Linux server. I have
> > one problem though and that is that some files (in this case, some
> > supporting files from Eclipse on Windows) have too long of a filename
> > and rdiff-backup, although it does continue, doesn't back these files
> > up. Is there anything that can be done, or will be done to fix this
> > problem? Does this limitation exist because these filenames are longer
> > than is supported by an ext3 filesystem on the Linux server?
> > 
> > Some example Filename too long errors on Cygwin:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> I believe this is a Cygwin bug. A quick Google search reveals that
> Cygwin seems to have PATH_MAX values around 256 or so. Most Linux
> systems have a PATH_MAX around 4096. Technically, the POSIX PATH_MAX is
> defined as 256, but XOpen recommends a minimum of 1024.

i thought ben put in support for escaping filenames which are too long... 
is it not triggering properly on cygwin or am i imagining that such 
support exists?

-dean