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Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!loci
From: loci@killer.UUCP (loci!clb)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att,news.software.b
Subject: Re: varible name conflicts in news (due to 8char limit on some systems)
Summary: 8-char pre-processor in "killer" archives
Keywords: 8char, no flexnames, news
Message-ID: <4766@killer.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jul 88 18:42:40 GMT
References: <1079@flatline.UUCP>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <1079@flatline.UUCP>, erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
> 
> [This is on unix.pc and comp.sys.att because many 3b1/7300 owners still
> use 3.0 w/ its 8char limit.]
> 
> I was playing with a c preprocessor that converts all varible names
> in <=8character variblenames.  If there is a conflict, the cpp converts
> a conflicitng name to a crc'd name.

	There's a program in the "killer" unix-pc archives which can
	be used to check and fix this kind of problem. Called "cppp"
	it can be used on net programs. If you are interested in a copy
	of it, check killer!/bbsys4/sources/unix-pc/Index or let me
	know and I'll e-mail a copy.

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