# HG changeset patch
# User Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
# Date 1250929349 0
# Node ID f03eb23112956d74ed20995eb87e751ee048b35d
# Parent  558b3eb1324ee491c41b96c96039a7f6dd7cd04f
Details of how to check for problems with DOS 8+3 file-name restrictions.

diff -r 558b3eb1324e -r f03eb2311295 admin/notes/newfile
--- a/admin/notes/newfile	Sat Aug 22 00:17:56 2009 +0000
+++ b/admin/notes/newfile	Sat Aug 22 08:22:29 2009 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 format, copyright and license notice, etc).
 
 ** Make sure the filename does not cause the DOS port any problems (8+3).
+Run the `doschk' program like this:
+
+    find /path/to/emacs -print | doshck
+
+and examine the output for DOS-related problems.  The sections of
+output under the headings "The following files are not valid DOS file
+names:" and "The following resolve to the same DOS file names:" should
+not include any files that end up in the release tarball.
 
 ** Make the ChangeLog entry in the name of the author(s), not your own name.