svn commit: r609303 - /maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt

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Author: vsiveton
Date: Sun Jan  6 05:16:32 2008
New Revision: 609303

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=609303&view=rev
Log:
MNG-3255: Documentation for checking out and build should warn abour long path names on Windows

o added Windows note

Modified:
    maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt

Modified: maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt?rev=609303&r1=609302&r2=609303&view=diff
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--- maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt (original)
+++ maven/site/trunk/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt Sun Jan  6 05:16:32 2008
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
   contain the 2.1 source code. Note that neither directory contains any of the
   plugins.
 
+  <<Note>>: For Windows users, the checkout could be not complete with the following message:
+
+-------------------
+svn: Can't open file 'XXX': The system cannot find the path specified.
+-------------------
+
+  The problem is that while Windows allows filenames up to 256 characters the maximum path length it allows is 260 characters.
+  You will be able to check it out to the root directory without problem.
+
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