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Re: msdos-i386 directory...

Hi Dale,

> I could be wrong but I always thought the itension of the msdos-*
> directories is to simplify the download process for users that have
> Internet access from a DOS machine only. The FTP server should follow the
> symlinks (and not download the links :-)

Assuming that this is the case, and that FTP works fine as it is, the problem 
that you seem to need a solution to is making a CD that a dos user can make 
use of --- Is that correct ?

I wrote a (currently messy) patch to mkisofs that allows complex 
transformations to be performed on the unix names before they get written to 
the CD as 8.3 names.

With a bit of luck, this should allow a CD to be produced that contains for 
example:

  bo/binary-i386/admin/pcmcia-modules-2.0.29_2.9.5-2.deb

when mounted using RockRidge, but under DOS shows the same file as:

  STABLE/BINARY/ADMIN/PCMMD229.DEB

not because it is linked, but because that is the real iso9660 name that 
RockRidge allows us to see in the longer form.

Would this fix your problem ?

Cheers, Phil.




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