ZedroS Schwart wrote: > On 6/24/07, "C. Bergström" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ZedroS Schwart wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I'm using my brand new vista pc to extract Wicket and I've 8 files too >>> long to be extracted, like for example >>> AdminAnnotationsBookmarkablePage. >>> >>> I'm trying to extract them under d:\wicket, so the root path isn't >>> that big. Do you have any clue on what to do ? >>> >> Sure.. may not be the answer you want to hear though ;) >> >> <sarcasm action="try-another-os"> >> http://www.ubuntu.com/ >> http://www.freebsd.org/ >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/ >> </sarcams> >> >> In truth I don't know and more likely it's a problem with Vista.. NTFS >> which to the best of my knowledge is what Vista's default fs is supports >> greater than 8.3 naming.. d:\ wouldn't happen to be like fat-8 or >> something like that would it? Beyond this you can try explaining in >> more detail what you're doing and maybe someone else can offer assistance. >> >> >> > > I'm planning to install ubuntu as well, but on a RAID + Wifi pc it's > not that easy. > Depends on your experience level, but someone new may have a difficult time. I'm not an Ubuntu user, but my preception is they take away a lot of the command line which can be difficult for MS refugees. > For I'm trying to do, it's really simple : I've downloaded > apache-wicket-1.3.0-incubating-beta1.zip and I just would like to > unzip it. > > And then, after a long while but that's the Vista way isn"it, I'm told > that 8 files' names are too long to be extracted. > > When looking at one the files, AdminAnnotationsBookmarkablePage for > example, it appears that this file is really deep in the repository > architecture and, most probably, ends up behind a too long path name > for Vista. > > I agree it's vista fault somewhere, but hey, more and more people are > coming into it (or should at least) and it's quite a pain some > wicket's files names are too long no ? > > Vista or other 3rd party bugs should land squarely on the shoulders of the vendor and *not* at all the on developers. Especially since there are fine alternative choices. I'll try not to rant too much.. Also please inline or bottom-post and trim your replies. It makes threads a lot easier to read for everyone. I have noticed a few senior people around here starting and if you're reading this.... VERY big thank you.
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