[Win32] Opt-in for long path capability in Eclipse application manifest #657
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This allows an Eclipse application to avoid the path length limitation on Windows if additionally the limit disabled in the registry. See - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry#application-manifest-updates-to-declare-long-path-capability - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests#longPathAware
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@sravanlakkimsetti or @niraj-modi can you tell if that change makes sense? The goal is to fix the failures of PDE-tests in I-builds (see eclipse-pde/eclipse.pde#1333) since the paths on the test machines got longer and now exceed the default limit. |
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Great, ran into this multiple times with clients and Oomph IIRC. Once this is in, please add to N&N with the information which registry key to set |
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After some more research I found JDK Bug 8315405 which states that there is no perfect way to circumvent the MAX_PATH length limit for the working directory of launched processes on Windows. But with eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#1477 I have created a work-around based on shortened MS-DOS naming convention. At least this should permit longer paths than currently possible. It is most effective if a path consists of only few long segments. This can be closed. |
This allows an Eclipse application to avoid the path length limitation on Windows if additionally the limit disabled in the registry.
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