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@@ -130,6 +130,31 @@ Success. .B 1 Fatal error (I/O or bad command\-line arguments). .UNINDENT +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +.sp +Besides the standard error messages such as "no such file or directory", \fBalf\fP +can generate warnings about the filenames it\(aqs compressing: +.INDENT 0.0 +.INDENT 3.5 +.INDENT 0.0 +.TP +.B \fBfilename has underscore, OK on Sparta/MyDOS, not Atari DOS 2.x\fP +Not an actual problem, unless you try to extract this ALF file on +an Atari running Atari DOS 2.0/2.5, or any other DOS that doesn\(aqt +allow underscores in filenames. +.TP +.B \fBbad Atari filename\fP \fI<filename>\fP \fI<reason>\fP +The filename stored in the ALF header doesn\(aqt follow the rules for +Atari DOS filenames. \fI<reason>\fP will be something like "doesn\(aqt start +with A\-Z" or "invalid character". The filename will be printed with +any unprintable characters as hex values (e.g. \fB$01\fP). +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.UNINDENT +.sp +The resulting \fIALF\fP archive will extract with \fBunalf\fP, but will have +problems with \fBDZ.COM\fP running on an Atari. Or you can just rename +the files so they comply with Atari DOS filename restrictions. .SH NOTES .SS Compatibility .sp |