Subject: bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory

From: Achim Gratz <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:23:08 +0100

Eli Zaretskii writes:
> Because Windows 7 doesn't put a 8+3 alias into TEMP, but instead uses
> the full long file name.  Probably because XP still supports DOS
> programs (via NTVDM), while Windows 7 tossed that support.

Win7 may not support DOS programs, but it still supports 8+3 filenames,
this is one of the easier ways to escape quoting hell on that platform.

Regards,
Achim.
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