"file name too long" on Windows 7

[olegakbarov]

probably a known issue but i stumbled upon this

source-map/node_modules/source-map/build/suffix-source-map.jsm (Filename too long)
error: unable to create file lp/individual-investment-account/src/node_modules/gulp-browserify/node_modules/browserify/node_modules/browser-pack/node_modules/combine-source-map/node_modules/inline-source-map/node_modules/source-map/build/suffix-utils.jsm (Filename too long)

fatal: cannot create directory at 'lp/individual-investment-account/src/node_modules/gulp-browserify/node_modules/browserify/node_modules/browser-pack/node_modules/combine-source-map/node_modules/inline-source-map/node_modules/source-map/lib/source-map': Filename too long

[smikes]

Yes, if this is about long filenames / paths on Windows, the canonical issue is: #3697

If that addresses your concerns, then this can be closed as a duplicate.

However sometimes the problem is with a third-party Windows tool that doesn't use the \\?\ workaround to address longer-than-255-char paths at all, and you may be able to find a different workaround. Can you tell me which program it was that generated the error messages you posted above? If it was npm, can you attach the npm-debug.log file as a gist https://gist.github.com?

[ehsalazar]

We haven’t heard back and we’re trying to clean up some old issues.  If this is still a problem, can you please reply and let us know?  We’ll be happy to reopen if necessary.

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