There is a tool checked into the Xerces source tree (ShortenFiles.pl, I
think) that knows how to truncate file names (and fix up includes) for older
Mac OS systems that have a 31-character file name limit. You might be able
to adapt this tool for your use with OS/390, and simply change the length
limit.
-jdb
On 6/6/01 8:26 AM, "Christoffer Dam Bruun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been given the task of finding an Open Source validating(XML-schema)
> XML parser to be used as part of a
> custom cross-platform program running on win32, AIX and OS/390.
>
> Xerces fits the requirement perfect, leaving me with the job of porting it
> to OS/390.
> I have looked at IBM alphaworks XML4C, but it seemed it was for unix-OS/390.
> In addition
> it did not have XML-schema validation.
>
> Has anyone done or attempted a port to OS/390 before ?
>
> OS/390 only supports file names of 8 characters and no directory structure.
> So the sourcefiles
> will have to be renamed. Also #include statements will have to be altered.
>
> My initial idea is to maintain a set of diff-files that can be applied
> to new source releases. And create a perl script that can change a regular
> source tree into
> something that makes sense on OS/390.
>
> Am I doomed ?
>
>
> m.v.h.
> Christoffer Bruun
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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