On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:57:38AM -0500, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > It's not a bug in Subversion; it's a "feature" (or at least a > reality that's unlikely to change) of the Windows operating system. > On Windows, you may not create a file whose name is "PRN", with any > extension.
Actually, it *is* possible to work around the "feature", although it's not generally a good idea to do so, and I don't think svn should do it: you can use the Windows API to create files with the old reserved DOS device names by prefixing the pathname with "\\?\". E.g., Start -> Run, notepad \\?\C:\temp\prn.txt , type some text, and File -> Save. (Substitute C:\temp with the path to a directory that exists on your machine, of course) The problem is that while svn could be changed to create a file with reserved names, almost nothing else will be able to work with the file. Try finding a program that can do anything with the prn.txt file created above. You can't even delete it without jumping through hoops (one way is to open a Command Prompt, and running del \\?\C:\temp\prn.txt) -- Name: Dave Huang | Mammal, mammal / their names are called / INet: k...@azeotrope.org | they raise a paw / the bat, the cat / FurryMUCK: Dahan | dolphin and dog / koala bear and hog -- TMBG Dahan: Hani G Y+C 36 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++
