Re: Addfiles difference between linux & windows
  By: Nelgin to DigitalMan on Mon May 11 2020 03:48 am

 > Hi Dm,
 >
 > Is there any different in the way sbbs handles LFN with addfiles under
 > Windows and Linux?

Yes. Synchronet doesn't actually store LFN's, so it requires an OS API to
translate between and short and long filenames. *nix OSes don't have such an
API.

 > I have files on a FAT32 filesystem mounted on my linux box and ls handles
 > the LFN/SFN conversion nicely.
 >
 > bbs@bbs:/sbbs/data/dirs/bbs/bbc/games/arcade$ ls -l MoonLand*
 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 2753 May 10 00:28 MoonLander-2.zip
 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 2736 May 10 00:28 MoonLander.zip
 > bbs@bbs:/sbbs/data/dirs/bbs/bbc/games/arcade$ ls -l MoonLa~1.zip
 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 2753 May 10 00:28 MoonLa~1.zip
 > bbs@bbs:/sbbs/data/dirs/bbs/bbc/games/arcade$ ls -l MoonLa~2.zip
 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 bbs bbs 2736 May 10 00:28 MoonLa~2.zip
 > bbs@bbs:/sbbs/data/dirs/bbs/bbc/games/arcade$
 >
 > However when I try to import using addfiles, I get something rather
 > different:
 >
 > bbs@bbs:/sbbs/data/dirs/bbs/bbc/games/arcade$ addfiles bbcgarc *.zip
 > Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
 > AcornAbu.ser   35734 AcrossTheRavine.zip
 > AlienLan.der    4118 Apollo.zip
 > AprilFoo.lIs    5119 AsteroidChase.zip
 > Asteroid.Lan    2601 Balloonist.zip
 > BeebugOn.eLi    1568 BuzzyBee.zip
 > Catch   .zip    2624 ChockyEgg.zip
 > Commando.Jum    3442 CosmicLander.zip
 > Desperat.eDe    3119 DevilsCauseway.zip
 > Dodgem  .zip    4027 Eagle.zip
 > ForestOf.Doo    8284 FunGames.zip
 > Galactic.Com    8294 GriddWorz.zip
 > HelterSk.elt   26303 HelterSkelterTape.zip
 > LanderPC.N.z    6180 Lander.zip
 > Landfall.zip    8439 LoonyLander.zip
 > LunaLand.er.    2217 LunarBug.zip
 > LunarLan.der    2525 LunarLanderInput.zip
 > LunarLan.der    2413 LunarLander.zip
 > MarsLand.er-    3176 MarsLander.zip
 > MarsMine.r.z    4175 MoonLander-2.zip
 > MoonLand.er.    2736 NightmareParkJohnHenson.zip
 > Nightmar.ePa    9777 OctoniumMoon.zip
 > RatAttac.k.z    2724 RipCordJ.zip
 > RocketMa.n.z    5701 SkyDiver.zip
 > SpaceCav.ern    7919 SpaceCommanderTestColour.zip
 > SpaceLan.din    2344 SpaceStation.zip
 > Starforc.eLa    5781 StellarRescue.zip
 > SuperLan.der    3791 Terras5.zip
 > TerrorTe.rra    4424 Vulcan.zip
 > WallabyW.res   22447 WhackAMole.zip
 >
 > I would expect it to be creating short names.

addfiles would have to call an OS function to get the short filenames. I know
of no such API/function for Linux.

 > Maybe you have a conversion for Linux users so they can addfiles and have
 > them converted automatically.
 >
 > If that's the case, any way to turn that off so I can see how it would work
 > by letting the OS do the filename conversion? If that makes sense?

The OS (or file system driver) is determining what the actual short filename
will be. I would need a programmatic method of querying what that short
filename is.

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